Tough Assignment

Tough Assignment
Directed by	William Beaudine
Screenplay by	Miltan Luban
Story by	Carl K. Hittleman
Produced by	Carl K. Hittleman
Starring	Don Barry Marjorie Steele Steve Brodie Marc Lawrence
Cinematography	Benjamin H. Kline
Edited by	Harry W. Gerstad
Music by	Albert Glasser
Production company	Donald Barry Productions
Distributed by	Lippert Pictures
Release date	November 15, 1949
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Tough Assignment is a 1949 American crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring Don Barry, who also produced the film, with Marjorie Steele and Steve Brodie. It is regarded as a film noir.

Plot

A Los Angeles reporter and his photographer wife investigate a criminal gang rustling cattle and trying to establish a cartel over beef supplies to the city's butcher shops.

Cast

• Don Barry as Dan Reilly
• Marjorie Steele as Margie Reilly
• Steve Brodie as Boss Morgan
• Marc Lawrence as Vince
• Ben Welden as Sniffy
• Sid Melton as Herman
• John L. Cason as Joe
• Frank Richards as Steve
• Fred Kohler Jr. as Grant, Head Rancher
• Michael Whalen as Hutchison
• Edit Angold as Mrs. Schultz
• Leander De Cordova as Mr. Schultz
• Stanley Andrews as Chief Investigator Patterson
• Stanley Price as Al Foster
• Iris Adrian as Gloria
• Hugh Simpson as Ted
• Gayle Kellogg as Jack Lowery

Bibliography

• Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
• Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.

External links

• Tough Assignment at IMDb