The Set-Up
I want a man … not a human punching bag!
1949•1h 13m•7.4/10
DramaCrime
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.4/10(184)
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
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)
Arthur Berkeley
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Burman Bodel
Man (uncredited)
John Butler
Blind Man's Buddy (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Handler (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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