The Set-Up

Mar 29, 1949

1h 13m

★ 7.3

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

The Set-Up Trailers

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Cast

Stoker

Robert Ryan

Julie

Audrey Totter

Tiny

George Tobias

Little Boy

Alan Baxter

Gus

Wallace Ford

Red

Percy Helton

Tiger Nelson

Hal Baylor

Shanley

Darryl Hickman

Moore

Kevin O'Morrison

Luther Hawkins

James Edwards

Gunboat Johnson

David Clarke

Souza

Phillip Pine

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