The Set-Up
Mar 29 1949
•1h 13m
•Drama, Crime
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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Stoker
Audrey Totter
Julie
George Tobias
Tiny
Alan Baxter
Little Boy
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