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Tough Assignment

"An Action-Packed Expose of Cattle Rustling Today"

1949-11-15
6
en 64m
WesternActionAdventureCrime
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!

Director

William Beaudine

Screenplay

Milton Luban

Story

Carl K. Hittleman

Camera Operator

Perry Finnerman

Grip

C.O. Morris

Makeup Artist

Walter Hermann

film noir b movie cattle rustling

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Donald Barry Productions
  • Screen Guild Productions