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The Set Up

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

Director

Robert Wise

Year

Genre

crime, film-noir, sport

Box Office

N/A

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Bill Thompson aka Stoker

Julie Thompson

Tiny

Little Boy

Gus

Red

Tiger Nelson

Shanley

Moore

Kevin O'Morrison

Luther Hawkins

Gunboat Johnson

Tony Souza

Danny

Husband

Herbert Anderson

Mexican Fighter

Cafe Patron

Arthur Berkeley

Minor Role

Man

Man

Woman

Wife

Blind Man's Buddy

Man

Woman

Hawkins' Second

Handler

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Fight Spectator

Fight Spectator

Handler

Ring Caller

Younger Gambler

Timekeeper

Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

Bettor with Bunny

Mickey

Minor Role

Tobacco Man

Newsboy

Doctor

William E. Green

Announcer

Corner Man

Sidewalk Spectator

Michael Jeffers

Girl

Maxine Johnston

Fight Spectator

Hot Dog Vendor

Older Gambler

Jess Kirkpatrick

Fight Spectator

Hawkins' Handler

Vendor

Blind Man

Woman

Glutton

Handler

William McCarter

Fight Spectator

Man

Bit Role

Bunny

Photographer

Referee

Masher on Street

Minor Role

Anton Northpole

Pitchman

William J. O'Brien

Man with Cigar

Fight Spectator

Husband

Man

Bat - Program Vendor

Manager

Fight Spectator

Sam

Man

Ring Second

Tattoo Man

Fun Palace Barker

Security Guard

Ringside observer

Harold J. Stone

Nelson's Second

Handler

Arthur Sullivan

Fight Spectator

Man

Charles Sullivan

Fight Spectator Behind the Glutton

Man

Hamburger Man

Charles Wagenheim

Girl

Wife

Constance Worth

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Stoker Julie Red Tiny

Never mind, bud.
I'm just waiting for someone. - The Set Up

Never mind, bud. I'm just waiting for someone.

'Move!' - The Set Up

Yeah a top spot and I'm just one punch away - The Set Up

Yeah a top spot and I'm just one punch away

- 'Isn't that the house?'
- 'That's where I took him.' - The Set Up

- 'Isn't that the house?' - 'That's...

Well that's the way it is - The Set Up

Well that's the way it is

'No, Moose, don't. No.
I wasn't trying to find you.' - The Set Up

'No, Moose, don't. No. I wasn't trying to fin...

- Mrs. Jessie Florian?
- What do you want? - The Set Up

- Mrs. Jessie Florian? - What do you want?

- Well, there he goes.
- I don't get it. - The Set Up

- Well, there he goes. - I don't get it.

Rather a deserted bit
of country, isn't it? - The Set Up

Rather a deserted bit of country, isn't it?

Restful spot. - The Set Up

- Coming?
- You'd better go alone I think. - The Set Up

- Coming? - You'd better go alone I think.

Give him a gun Hey Pop where's your wheelchair - The Set Up

Give him a gun Hey Pop where's your wheelchair

I tell you Tiny you got to let him in on it - The Set Up

I tell you Tiny you got to let him in on it

- Go ahead, follow him.
- Why, chief? - The Set Up

- Go ahead, follow him. - Why, chief?

You have an appointment
with the great Amthor? - The Set Up

You have an appointment with the great Amthor?

Hey, mahatma! - The Set Up

Sit down, please. - The Set Up

Sit down, please.

Idiot!
You let in the wrong man. - The Set Up

Idiot! You let in the wrong man.

Open up! Open in the name
of the law. - The Set Up

Open up! Open in the name of the law.

You wait here and if The Moose
comes, just whistle. - The Set Up

You wait here and if The Moose comes, just whistle.

Looks like she's retired
for the night. - The Set Up

Looks like she's retired for the night.

Careless old girl,
leaving her door open. - The Set Up

Careless old girl, leaving her door open.

Hey, Goldy, is that you? - The Set Up

Hey, Goldy, is that you?

- It's one of O'Hara's men.
- What'll we do? - The Set Up

- It's one of O'Hara's men. - What'll we...

- Sock somebody, Louie.
- What? - The Set Up

- Sock somebody, Louie. - What?

Okay, Miss Kenyon. - The Set Up

Okay, Miss Kenyon.

How did you know
the picture was a fake? - The Set Up

How did you know the picture was a fake?

Why did you do it? - The Set Up

Why did you do it?

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

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Robert Wise

Writer: Art Cohn, Joseph Moncure March

Production: N/A

Genre: crime, film-noir, sport

Year: 1949

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 02 Apr 1949

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 2 nominations total

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