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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. 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.
Original Release
11/15/1949
US Release
11/15/1949
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marjorie Steele | Margie Reilly |
Steve Brodie | Boss Morgan |
Marc Lawrence | Vince / Vince (a tough) |
Ben Welden | Sniffy / Sniffy (a tough) |
Sid Melton | Herman / Herman (crooked rancher) |
John Cason | Joe / Joe (crooked rancher) (as John Cason) |
Frank Richards | Steve / Steve (thug at ranch) |
Fred Kohler Jr. | Grant / Grant--Head Rancher |
Michael Whalen | 'Hutch' Hutchison |
Edit Angold | Mrs. Schultz |
Directors
Writers
Carl K. Hittleman, Milton Luban
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marjorie Steele | Margie Reilly |
Steve Brodie | Boss Morgan |
Marc Lawrence | Vince / Vince (a tough) |
Ben Welden | Sniffy / Sniffy (a tough) |
Sid Melton | Herman / Herman (crooked rancher) |
John Cason | Joe / Joe (crooked rancher) (as John Cason) |
Frank Richards | Steve / Steve (thug at ranch) |
Fred Kohler Jr. | Grant / Grant--Head Rancher |
Michael Whalen | 'Hutch' Hutchison |
Edit Angold | Mrs. Schultz |
Leander De Cordova | Schultz / Schultz (the butcher) |
Stanley Andrews | Chief Investigator Patterson |
Stanley Price | Al Foster / Al Foster (butcher) |
Iris Adrian | Gloria / Gloria (the moll) |
Hugh Simpson | Ted |
Gayle Kellogg | Jack Lowery |
Jack Geddes | Phony Rancher #2 |
Dewey Robinson | Customer |
Ivan Bell | Police Officer |
Ray Jones | Ranch Hand |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Don 'Red' Barry | Executive Producer |
Robert L. Lippert | Executive Producer |
Carl K. Hittleman | Producer |
Murray Lerner | Producer |