The Set-Up

The Set-Up (1949)

I want a man … not a human punching bag!

  • Genre: Drama, Crime
  • Release Date: 1949-03-29
  • User Rating: 7.3/10 from 152 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 13min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Robert Wise
star 7.3/10
From 152 Ratings
7.8

Summary

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

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  • Robert Ryan

    as Stoker

  • Audrey Totter

    as Julie

  • 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

  • David Clarke

    as Gunboat Johnson

  • Phillip Pine

    as Souza

  • Edwin Max

    as Danny

  • Herbert Anderson

    as Husband (uncredited)

  • Larry Anzalone

    as Mexican Fighter (uncredited)

  • Arthur Berkeley

    as Cafe Patron (uncredited)

  • Burman Bodel

    as Man (uncredited)

  • John Butler

    as Blind Man's Buddy (uncredited)

  • Noble 'Kid' Chissell

    as Handler (uncredited)

  • Bud Cokes

    as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

  • Heinie Conklin

    as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

  • Gene Delmont

    as Handler (uncredited)

  • Abe Dinovitch

    as Ring Caller (uncredited)

  • Paul Dubov

    as Gambler (uncredited)

  • Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

    as Timekeeper (uncredited)

  • Dan Foster

    as Bettor with Bunny (uncredited)

  • David Fresco

    as Mickey (uncredited)

  • Joseph Glick

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Bernard Gorcey

    as Tobacco Man (uncredited)

  • Vincent Graeff

    as Newsboy (uncredited)

  • William E. Green

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Bobby Henshaw

    as Announcer (uncredited)

  • John Indrisano

    as Corner Man (uncredited)

  • Michael Jeffers

    as Sidewalk Spectator (uncredited)

  • Dick Johnstone

    as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

  • Donald Kerr

    as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

  • Jess Kirkpatrick

    as Gambler (uncredited)

  • Joseph La Cava

    as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

  • Mike Lally

    as Hawkins' Handler (uncredited)

  • Richard LaMarr

    as Vendor (uncredited)

  • Archie Leonard

    as Blind Man (uncredited)

  • Dwight Martin

    as Glutton (uncredited)

  • William McCarter

    as Handler (uncredited)

  • Mathew McCue

    as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

  • Lynn Millan

    as Bunny (uncredited)

  • Frank Mills

    as Photographer (uncredited)

  • Ben Moselle

    as Referee (uncredited)

  • Tommy Noonan

    as Masher on Street (uncredited)

  • Anton Northpole

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • William J. O'Brien

    as Pitchman (uncredited)

  • Brian O'Hara

    as Man with Cigar (uncredited)

  • Jack Perry

    as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

  • Jack Raymond

    as Husband (uncredited)

  • Frank Richards

    as Bat - Program Vendor (uncredited)

  • Walter Ridge

    as Manager (uncredited)

  • Tony Roux

    as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

  • Sammy Shack

    as Sam (uncredited)

  • Carl Sklover

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Emmett Smith

    as Ring Second (uncredited)

  • Billy Snyder

    as Fun Palace Barker (uncredited)

  • Ray Spiker

    as Security Guard (uncredited)

  • Harold J. Stone

    as Ringside observer (uncredited)

  • Jack Stoney

    as Nelson's Second (uncredited)

  • Brick Sullivan

    as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

  • Harry Tenbrook

    as Fight Spectator Behind the Glutton (uncredited)

  • Charles Wagenheim

    as Hamburger Man (uncredited)

  • Constance Worth

    as Wife (uncredited)

  • Phil Bloom

    as Minor Role (uncredited)
Camera Milton Krasner Director of Photography
Production Richard Goldstone Producer
Directing Robert Wise Director
Writing Joseph Moncure March Writer
Editing Roland Gross Editor
Production Dore Schary Producer
Writing Robert Wise Screenplay
Writing Art Cohn Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Gordon Bau Makeup Supervisor
Art Darrell Silvera Set Decoration
Sound Phil Brigandi Sound
Art Jack Okey Art Direction
Directing Joel Freeman Assistant Director
Sound Clem Portman Sound
Directing Edward Killy Assistant Director
Art James Altwies Set Decoration
Art Albert S. D'Agostino Art Direction
Camera Eddie Pyle Camera Operator
Camera Ernest Bachrach Still Photographer
Camera Gaston Longet Still Photographer
Camera Jim Curley Grip

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