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The Set-Up

A boxing manager, anticipating defeat, secretly accepts payoffs from a bookie, keeping the truth from his unsuspecting fighter.

A fading boxer, Bill "Stoker" Thompson, refuses to retire, despite his wife's pleas, while his manager secretly plans for him to throw a fight against a formidable opponent, unaware of the consequences.

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Classic scene from The Set-Up (1949)

Classic scene from The Set-Up (1949)

Info about The Set-Up

Studio(s): RKO Radio Pictures

Originally Released: United States, Mar 29, 1949

Production Country: United States

Genres:Film-Noir, Sport, Crime