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Tough Assignment
Directed byWilliam Beaudine
Written byMiltan Luban
Carl K. Hittleman
Produced byCarl K. Hittleman
StarringDon Barry
Marjorie Steele
Steve Brodie
Marc Lawrence
CinematographyBenjamin H. Kline
Edited byHarry W. Gerstad
Music byAlbert Glasser
Production
company
Donald Barry Productions
Distributed byLippert Pictures
Release date
November 15, 1949
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States

Tough Assignment is a 1949 American crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring Don Barry, Marjorie Steele and Steve Brodie. It is regarded as a film noir.[1]

Premise

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

Cast

References

  1. ^ Spicer p.421

Bibliography

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