The Set-Up

The Set-Up

73 mins | Drama, Crime | March 29, 1949

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

The Set-Up

73 mins | Drama, Crime | March 29, 1949

The Set-Up
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Set-Up
Directors Edward Killy, Joel Freeman, Robert Wise
Writers Joseph Moncure March, Art Cohn, Robert Wise

Cast

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 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)