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Tough Assignment
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DirectorWilliam Beaudine
Runtime1h 4m · NR
GenresAction · Adventure · Crime · Western
Release1949-11-15
Film

Tough Assignment

1949· NR· 1h 4m· Action· Adventure· Crime· Western

An Action-Packed Expose of Cattle Rustling Today

A meddlesome reporter sporting a young bride takes on a gang of modern day cattle rustlers. Donald "Red" Barry plays Dan Reilly, a newspaper reporter just returned to LA with his wife, photographer Margie (Marjorie Steele). Margie insists on taking pictures of everywhere they go, and so as she's walking into a butcher shop she poses for Dan - while at the same time three thugs make their way quickly out after beating up the proprietors. Soon Margie and Dan are involved in investigating an illegal meat operation that rustles cattle and forces butchers to buy it - or else. Dan gets beaten up a couple of times, but is undaunted in pursuing the great story - and hey, he's only got 64 minutes to do so, he'd best get cracking!

1949-11-15
Tough Assignment

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Key Crew
ScreenplayMilton Luban
Full cast & crew (15 cast · 6 crew)

Details

Released1949-11-15
Runtime1h 4m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosDonald Barry Productions · Screen Guild Productions
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.8/10 · 3 votes
Original languageen

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