The Set-Up
“I want a man … not a human punching bag!”
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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Cast
68 people
Robert Ryan
Stoker
Known for
The Wild Bunch
Bad Day at Black Rock
Audrey Totter
Julie
Known for
Lady in the Lake
The Postman Always Rings Twice
George Tobias
Tiny
Known for
Bewitched
Sergeant York
Alan Baxter
Little Boy
Known for
Saboteur
Judgment at Nuremberg
Wallace Ford
Gus
Known for
Freaks
Shadow of a Doubt
Percy Helton
Red
Known for
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Criss Cross
Hal Baylor
Tiger Nelson
Known for
A Boy and His Dog
Emperor of the North
Darryl Hickman
Shanley
Known for
The Tingler
Network
Kevin O'Morrison
Moore
Known for
Lonesome Dove
Funny Farm
James Edwards
Luther Hawkins
Known for
The Killing
Patton
David Clarke
Gunboat Johnson
Known for
The Narrow Margin
Cutting Class
Phillip Pine
Souza
Known for
Murder by Contract
Men in War
Robert Wise Director · Art Cohn Screenplay Joseph Moncure March Writer
United States release March 29, 1949 · Produced in United States · Production RKO
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 29, 1949
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
April 2, 1949 · Theatrical
France
October 12, 1949 · Theatrical
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