Tough Assignment

Tough Assignment

An Action-Packed Expose of Cattle Rustling Today

NR 1949 · 64 min · ★ 6.8 · Western, Action, Adventure, Crime

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!

Directed by William Beaudine · Written by Milton Luban

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Don 'Red' Barry Dan Reilly
Marjorie Steele Margie Reilly
Steve Brodie Boss Morgan
Marc Lawrence Vince
Ben Welden Sniffy
Sid Melton Herman
John Cason Joe
Frank Richards Steve
Fred Kohler Jr. Grant--Head Rancher
Michael Whalen 'Hutch' Hutchison
Edit Angold Mrs. Schultz
Leander De Cordova Schultz

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