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Tough Assignment

NR

1949

64 minutes

WesternActionAdventureCrime

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!

Top Cast

Don 'Red' Barry headshot

Don 'Red' Barry

Dan Reilly

Marjorie Steele headshot

Marjorie Steele

Margie Reilly

Steve Brodie headshot

Steve Brodie

Boss Morgan

Marc Lawrence headshot

Marc Lawrence

Vince

Ben Welden headshot

Ben Welden

Sniffy

Sid Melton headshot

Sid Melton

Herman

John Cason headshot

John Cason

Joe

Frank Richards headshot

Frank Richards

Steve

Fred Kohler Jr. headshot

Fred Kohler Jr.

Grant--Head Rancher

Michael Whalen headshot

Michael Whalen

'Hutch' Hutchison

Edit Angold headshot

Edit Angold

Mrs. Schultz

Leander De Cordova headshot

Leander De Cordova

Schultz

Stanley Andrews headshot

Stanley Andrews

Chief Investigator Patterson

Stanley Price headshot

Stanley Price

Al Foster

Iris Adrian headshot

Iris Adrian

Gloria