Tough Assignment (1949)
Tough Assignment (1949)
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!

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Cast

Don 'Red' Barry Don 'Red' Barry As: Dan Reilly
Marjorie Steele Marjorie Steele As: Margie Reilly
Steve Brodie Steve Brodie As: Boss Morgan
Marc Lawrence Marc Lawrence As: Vince
Ben Welden Ben Welden As: Sniffy
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Storyline

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!


Tagline: An Action-Packed Expose of Cattle Rustling Today
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Western, Action, Adventure, Crime

Language: English

Release Date: 15 November 1949

Country: US

Runtime: 64m

Company Credits

Company: Donald Barry Productions, Screen Guild Productions

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Cast

Don 'Red' Barry

Don 'Red' Barry

Dan Reilly

Marjorie Steele

Marjorie Steele

Margie Reilly

Steve Brodie

Steve Brodie

Boss Morgan

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Vince

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Sniffy

Sid Melton

Sid Melton

Herman

John Cason

John Cason

Joe

Frank Richards

Frank Richards

Steve

Fred Kohler Jr.

Fred Kohler Jr.

Grant--Head Rancher

Michael Whalen

Michael Whalen

'Hutch' Hutchison

Edit Angold

Edit Angold

Mrs. Schultz

Leander De Cordova

Leander De Cordova

Schultz

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Chief Investigator Patterson

Stanley Price

Stanley Price

Al Foster

Iris Adrian

Iris Adrian

Gloria

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Production Crew

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Edited By

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Costume and Makeup

Walter Hermann

Walter Hermann

Makeup Artist

Sound

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Visual Effects

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Camera

Perry Finnerman

Perry Finnerman

Camera Operator

C.O. Morris

C.O. Morris

Grip

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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