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The Set-Up(1949)
Status: Released
Date: 1949-03-29
73%
179 Votes
Time: 1h 13m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Set-Up
Top 10 Billed 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
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