| Tough Assignment | |
| Director: | William Beaudine |
| Screenplay: | Miltan Luban |
| Story: | Carl K. Hittleman |
| Producer: | Carl K. Hittleman |
| Starring: | Don Barry Marjorie Steele Steve Brodie Marc Lawrence |
| Cinematography: | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Studio: | Donald Barry Productions |
| Distributor: | Lippert Pictures |
| Runtime: | 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.[1]
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.