The Set-Up (1949)

  • NR
  • 03/29/1949 (US)
  • Drama, Crime
  • 1h 13m

I want a man … not a human punching bag!

Overview

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

Robert Wise

Director, Screenplay

Art Cohn

Screenplay

Joseph Moncure March

Writer

Cast

Robert Ryan's headshot

Robert Ryan

Stoker
Audrey Totter's headshot

Audrey Totter

Julie
George Tobias's headshot

George Tobias

Tiny
Alan Baxter's headshot

Alan Baxter

Little Boy
Wallace Ford's headshot

Wallace Ford

Gus
Percy Helton's headshot

Percy Helton

Red
Hal Baylor's headshot

Hal Baylor

Tiger Nelson
Darryl Hickman's headshot

Darryl Hickman

Shanley

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