The Set-Up
1949, Film, 73 min, Crime, Sport, English, United States, MoviePedia score 73
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.
Directed by Robert Wise
Cast
- Robert Ryan as Bill 'Stoker' Thompson
- Audrey Totter as Julie Thompson
- George Tobias as Tiny
- Alan Baxter as Little Boy
- Wallace Ford as Gus
- Percy Helton as Red
- Hal Baylor as Tiger Nelson
- Darryl Hickman as Shanley
- Kevin O'Morrison as Moore
- James Edwards as Luther Hawkins
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