The Set-Up

7.3
Overview
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
Reviews (2)
John Chard (Rated: 9)
Don'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 in real time) sees Ryan as Stoker Thompson, a 35 ye...
griggs79 (Rated: 7)
Solid 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 your time. Worth a watch.
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