“I want a man … not a human punching bag!”
The Set-Up
7.3
180 votes·1949
·1h 13m
·MovieDramaCrime
Overview
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
Keywords
transportersportsgamblingboxerfilm noirboxing
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)
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