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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
David Clarke
Gunboat Johnson
Phillip Pine
Souza
Edwin Max
Danny
Herbert Anderson
Husband (uncredited)
Larry Anzalone
Mexican Fighter (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Burman Bodel
Man (uncredited)
John Butler
Blind Man's Buddy (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Handler (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Gene Delmont
Handler (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
Ring Caller (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
Gambler (uncredited)
Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig
Timekeeper (uncredited)
Dan Foster
Bettor with Bunny (uncredited)
David Fresco
Mickey (uncredited)
Joseph Glick
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bernard Gorcey
Tobacco Man (uncredited)
Vincent Graeff
Newsboy (uncredited)
William E. Green
Doctor (uncredited)
Bobby Henshaw
Announcer (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Corner Man (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Sidewalk Spectator (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Jess Kirkpatrick
Gambler (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Hawkins' Handler (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
Vendor (uncredited)
Archie Leonard
Blind Man (uncredited)
Dwight Martin
Glutton (uncredited)
William McCarter
Handler (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Lynn Millan
Bunny (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Photographer (uncredited)
Ben Moselle
Referee (uncredited)
Tommy Noonan
Masher on Street (uncredited)
Anton Northpole
Minor Role (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
Pitchman (uncredited)
Brian O'Hara
Man with Cigar (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Raymond
Husband (uncredited)
Frank Richards
Bat - Program Vendor (uncredited)
Walter Ridge
Manager (uncredited)
Tony Roux
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Sam (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Man (uncredited)
Emmett Smith
Ring Second (uncredited)
Billy Snyder
Fun Palace Barker (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Security Guard (uncredited)
Harold J. Stone
Ringside observer (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Nelson's Second (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Fight Spectator Behind the Glutton (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Hamburger Man (uncredited)
Constance Worth
Wife (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
Minor Role (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Fri May 31 2019

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 year old nearly washed up boxer still trundling around the circuit believing he's still got what it takes to become a champ. In spite of pleas from his fretful wife, Julie (Totter), Stoker gets in the ring with Tiger Nelson (Hal Baylor), a man 12 years younger. Unbeknownst to Stoker, though, his manage...