Tough Assignment (1949)
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!
Director:
William Beaudine
Writer:
Milton Luban
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Don 'Red' Barry as Dan Reilly |
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Marjorie Steele as Margie Reilly |
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Steve Brodie as Boss Morgan |
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Marc Lawrence as Vince |
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Ben Welden as Sniffy |
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Sid Melton as Herman |
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John Cason as Joe |
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Frank Richards as Steve |
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Fred Kohler Jr. as Grant--Head Rancher |
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Michael Whalen as 'Hutch' Hutchison |
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Edit Angold as Mrs. Schultz |
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Leander De Cordova as Schultz |
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Stanley Andrews as Chief Investigator Patterson |
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Stanley Price as Al Foster |
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Iris Adrian as Gloria |
| Directing | William Beaudine | Director |
| Writing | Milton Luban | Screenplay |
| Writing | Carl K. Hittleman | Story |
| Camera | Perry Finnerman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | C.O. Morris | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Hermann | Makeup Artist |
