The Set-Up
March 29, 1949•1h 13m•★ 7.3
DramaCrime
“I want a man … not a human punching bag!”
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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Director
Robert WiseCast
Robert Ryan
Stoker
Audrey Totter
Julie
George Tobias
Tiny
Alan Baxter
Little Boy
Wallace Ford
Gus
Percy Helton
Red
Hal Baylor
Tiger Nelson
Darryl Hickman
Shanley
Kevin O'Morrison
Moore
James Edwards
Luther Hawkins
David Clarke
Gunboat Johnson
Phillip Pine
Souza
Edwin Max
Danny
Herbert Anderson
Husband (uncredited)
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Larry Anzalone
Mexican Fighter (uncredited)
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Arthur Berkeley
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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Burman Bodel
Man (uncredited)
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John Butler
Blind Man's Buddy (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Handler (uncredited)
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Bud Cokes
Fight Spectator (uncredited)