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The Set-Up (1949)

APPROVED 73 min  -  Film-Noir | Sport  -   2 April 1949 (USA)
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Over-the-hill boxer Bill 'Stoker' Thompson insists he can still win, though his sexy wife Julie pleads with him to quit... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Wise

Writers:

Art Cohn (screen play), Joseph Moncure March (from the poem by)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Ryan ...
Stoker
Audrey Totter Audrey Totter ...
Julie
George Tobias ...
Tiny
Alan Baxter Alan Baxter ...
Little Boy
Wallace Ford Wallace Ford ...
Gus
Percy Helton Percy Helton ...
Red
Hal Baylor Hal Baylor ...
Tiger Nelson (as Hal Fieberling)
Darryl Hickman ...
Shanley
Kenny O'Morrison Kenny O'Morrison ...
Moore
James Edwards James Edwards ...
Luther Hawkins
David Clarke ...
Gunboat Johnson
Phillip Pine Phillip Pine ...
Souza
Edwin Max Edwin Max ...
Danny
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Storyline

Over-the-hill boxer Bill 'Stoker' Thompson insists he can still win, though his sexy wife Julie pleads with him to quit. But his manager Tiny is so confident he will lose, he takes money for a "dive" from tough gambler Little Boy...without bothering to tell Stoker. Tension builds as Stoker hopes to "take" Tiger Nelson, unaware of what will happen to him if he does. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Boxer | Fixed Fight | Real Time | Boxing | Underdog  | See more »

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The Sensational Picture You've Been Hearing and Reading About! See more »

Genres:

Film-Noir | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Nous avons gagné ce soir See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The shoot took twenty days. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Julie Thompson takes her walk from the gymnasium, she watches Pacific Electric interurban cars as they enter a subway tunnel. Car No. 707 is shown passing twice in a row. See more »

Quotes

Stoker: Well, that's the way it is. You're a fighter, you gotta fight.
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Connections

Referenced in Fighters (1991) See more »

Soundtracks

"Paradise (1931) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
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