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Tough Assignment

Tough Assignment

1949Movie⏱️ 1h 4mApproved
DramaWestern
5.4
IMDB Rating
157 votes

In order to investigate a modern-day cattle rustling operation, a newspaper reporter and his girlfriend infiltrate the gang.

Director
William Beaudine
Writers
Carl K. Hittleman, Milton Luban
Stars
Don 'Red' Barry, Marjorie Steele, Steve Brodie
Release Date
November 15, 1949
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 7
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Don 'Red' Barry
Don 'Red' Barry
as Dan Reilly
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Marjorie Steele
as Margie Reilly
Steve Brodie
Steve Brodie
as Boss Morgan
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence
as Vince
Ben Welden
Ben Welden
as Sniffy
Sid Melton
Sid Melton
as Herman
John Cason
John Cason
as Joe
Frank Richards
Frank Richards
as Steve
Fred Kohler Jr.
Fred Kohler Jr.
as Grant
Michael Whalen
Michael Whalen
as 'Hutch' Hutchison

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Agoura, California, USA
Production
Donald Barry Productions

🏷️ Keywords

ranchnewspaper reporterinvestigationbutcher shoplos angeles california

🎯 Categories

DramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Sid Melton?!? As a gangster?!?!
by planktonrules2008-08-04
4/10

"This movie is about a reporter and his photographer wife who accidentally become involved with a vicious gang of modern day cattle rustlers! Oddly, this gang is more like organized crime and the couple see a potential story if they can infiltrate them. The trouble is, and this makes the film a bit silly, is that the leaders of the gang know who they are--so taking up with some of their lower level gang members seemed awfully risky and was destined to be discovered. Still, the story was moderately interesting. This film can be found on the DVD "Forgotten Noir Double Feature Vol. 5: FBI Gi..."

💡 Did You Know?

One of a handful of films shot with "The new Garutso lens for 3-Dimensional effect". The lens in question was hardly "new", having been developed and used in films since the '30's, but it made great ballyhoo. The lens is an extreme wide angle device that could be used with a large assortment of diopter filters, hence making everything seem, from foreground to background, in perfect focus.

📖 Synopsis

In order to investigate a modern-day cattle rustling operation, a newspaper reporter and his girlfriend infiltrate the gang.