Tough Assignment

1949

NR

1h 4m

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Adventure
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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!

Writers

Milton Luban(screenplay by)
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Don 'Red' Barry
Dan Reilly
Marjorie Steele
Margie Reilly
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Steve Brodie
Boss Morgan
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Fred Kohler Jr.
Grant--Head Rancher
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Michael Whalen
'Hutch' Hutchison
Edit Angold
Mrs. Schultz
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Stanley Andrews
Chief Investigator Patterson
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Stanley Price
Al Foster

Writers

Milton Luban(screenplay by)

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Release date

November 15, 1949 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production companies

Donald Barry Productions
Screen Guild Productions

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