The Set-Up

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

Cast

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

as Stoker

Audrey Totter

Audrey Totter

as Julie

George Tobias

George Tobias

as Tiny

Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter

as Little Boy

Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

as Gus

Percy Helton

Percy Helton

as Red

Hal Baylor

Hal Baylor

as Tiger Nelson

Darryl Hickman

Darryl Hickman

as Shanley

Kevin O'Morrison

Kevin O'Morrison

as Moore

James Edwards

James Edwards

as Luther Hawkins

Reviews

John Chard

Don't you see Bill? You are always just one punch away. The Set-Up is directed by Robert Wise and stars Robert Ryan & Audrey Totter. The screenplay was adapted by Art Cohn from a 1928 poem written by Joseph Moncure March. The story (played out in real time) sees Ryan as Stoker Thompson, a 35 ye...

griggs79

Solid little noir with a great sense of place—sweaty gyms, grimy streets, and a ticking clock that adds real tension. The boxing scenes pack a punch and the mood’s properly bleak. It’s not top-tier stuff, but at just over an hour, it doesn’t waste your time. Worth a watch....

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