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Tough Assignment (1949)

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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Top billed cast

Don 'Red' BarryDan Reilly
Marjorie SteeleMargie Reilly
Steve BrodieBoss Morgan
Marc LawrenceVince
Ben WeldenSniffy
Sid MeltonHerman
John CasonJoe
Frank RichardsSteve
Fred Kohler Jr.Grant--Head Rancher
Michael Whalen'Hutch' Hutchison

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