Story Line
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
“I want a man … not a human punching bag!”
Top Cast
Robert Ryan
Stoker
Audrey Totter
Julie
George Tobias
Tiny
Alan Baxter
Little Boy
Wallace Ford
Gus
Percy Helton
Red
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Rating
7.4/ 10
Release Date
1949-03-29
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
DramaCrime
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
9/10
•5/31/2019Don'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 i...
griggs79
7/10
•3/26/2025Solid 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 yo...