The Set-Up
I want a man … not a human punching bag!
Overview
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
- Production
- RKO Radio Pictures
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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)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Handler (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
Gambler (uncredited)
Bernard Gorcey
Tobacco Man (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Sidewalk Spectator (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Producers
- Richard Goldstone,Dore Schary
- Cinematography
- Milton Krasner
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John Chard
May 31, 2019
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 year old nearly washed up boxer still trundling around the circuit believing he's still got what it takes to become a champ. In spite of pleas from his fretful wife, Julie (Totter), Stoker gets in the r…
griggs79
March 26, 2025
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.