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Tough Assignment (1949) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1949 · 64 mins · English
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- Directed by
- William Beaudine
- Starring
- Steve Brodie, Don 'Red' Barry, Iris Adrian, Marc Lawrence, Stanley Price, Sid Melton
Reporter Dan Reilly and his photographer wife Margie investigate a modern cattle‑rustling meat ring. They stumble into a butcher shop robbery, face thugs and get beaten, but Dan refuses to quit, racing to expose the illegal operation within a 64‑minute deadline. Starring Donald “Red” Barry and Marjorie Steele.
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