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I want a man … not a human punching bag! - The Set-Up
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Title: The Set-Up

Release Date: 29 Mar 1949

Runtime: 1h 13m

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: RKO Radio Pictures

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures

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

Additional Information

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.324 (156 votes)

Cast

  • Stoker: Robert Ryan
  • Julie: Audrey Totter
  • Tiny: George Tobias
  • Little Boy: Alan Baxter
  • Gus: Wallace Ford
  • Red: Percy Helton
  • Tiger Nelson: Hal Baylor
  • Shanley: Darryl Hickman
  • Moore: Kevin O'Morrison
  • Luther Hawkins: James Edwards
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