The Set-Up (1949)

1949 · 73 min · Drama, Crime

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

Directed by Robert Wise. Starring Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Alan Baxter and Wallace Ford.

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