Where to Watch Tough Assignment (1949)

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Tough Assignment' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Tough Assignment' right now, here are some details about the Donald Barry Productions, Screen Guild Productions adventure flick.

Released November 15th, 1949, 'Tough Assignment' stars Don 'Red' Barry, Marjorie Steele, Steve Brodie, Marc Lawrence The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 4 min, and received a user score of 60 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 1 knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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!" .