Robert Wise directed this interesting boxing drama that stars Robert Ryan as Stoker Thompson, a veteran boxer who is up for one more big fight, though his wife Julie(played by Audrey Totter) wants him to quit. What Stoker doesn't know is that his manager(played by George Tobias) has bet against him in the bout, but hasn't bothered to tell him, so convinced is he that his fighter is washed-up, but Stoker doesn't quit so easily, though that won't sit well with a mobster(played by Alan Baxter) who has also bet against him... Well-directed drama plays out effectively in real-time, with fine performances and believable story.
Review of The Set-Up
