Tough Assignment
5.4
“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
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Don 'Red' Barry
Dan Reilly
Known for
Johnny Got His Gun
Orca
Don Barry
Dan Reilly (as Don Barry)
Marjorie Steele
Margie Reilly
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Hello Out There
Steve Brodie
Boss Morgan
Known for
The Giant Spider Invasion
Out of the Past
Marc Lawrence
Vince
Known for
From Dusk Till Dawn
The Man with the Golden Gun
Ben Welden
Sniffy
Known for
The Fighting Seabees
Marked Woman
Sid Melton
Herman
Known for
The Steel Helmet
Lady Sings the Blues
John Cason
Joe
Known for
Gun Fury
Frank Richards
Steve
Known for
A Woman Under the Influence
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Fred Kohler Jr.
Grant--Head Rancher
Known for
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Baron of Arizona
Michael Whalen
'Hutch' Hutchison
Also in
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
Blonde Ice
Edit Angold
Mrs. Schultz
Also in
Suspense
Tomorrow, the World!
William Beaudine Director · Milton Luban Screenplay Carl K. Hittleman Story
United States release November 15, 1949 · Produced in United States · Production Screen Guild Productions
Production
Donald Barry Productions
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Screen Guild Productions
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 15, 1949
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