Tough Assignment
{{short description|1949 film by William Beaudine}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Tough Assignment
| image =File:Tough Assignment.jpg
| caption =
| director = William Beaudine
| screenplay = Miltan Luban
| story = Carl K. Hittleman
| producer = Carl K. Hittleman
| starring = Don Barry
Marjorie Steele
Steve Brodie
Marc Lawrence
| narrator =
| cinematography = Benjamin H. Kline
| editing = Harry W. Gerstad
| music = Albert Glasser
| studio = Donald Barry Productions
| distributor = Lippert Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1949|11|15}}
| runtime = 64 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
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.Spicer p.421
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
References
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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
- {{IMDb title|0041976}}
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by William Beaudine
Category:Films scored by Albert Glasser
Category:Lippert Pictures films
Category:Films set in Los Angeles
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:English-language crime films
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