Tough Assignment

Nov 15, 1949

1h 4m

★ 6.0

An Action-Packed Expose of Cattle Rustling Today

Overview

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!

Genres

Western

Action

Adventure

Crime

Production Companies

Donald Barry Productions

Screen Guild Productions

Tough Assignment Trailers

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Cast

Dan Reilly

Don 'Red' Barry

Margie Reilly

Marjorie Steele

Boss Morgan

Steve Brodie

Vince

Marc Lawrence

Sniffy

Ben Welden

Herman

Sid Melton

Joe

John Cason

Steve

Frank Richards

Grant--Head Rancher

Fred Kohler Jr.

'Hutch' Hutchison

Michael Whalen

Mrs. Schultz

Edit Angold

Schultz

Leander De Cordova

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