The Set-Up
“I want a man … not a human punching bag!”
1949•NR•1h 13m•7.4•Released
DramaCrime
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
Director
Robert Wise
Writer
Art Cohn, Joseph Moncure March, Robert Wise
Languages
English
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
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)
Larry Anzalone
Mexican Fighter (uncredited)
Production
Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Producer
Dore Schary
Producer
Richard Goldstone
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