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On Blu-ray: Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter in the Boxing Noir The Set-Up (1949)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 12, 2019
The rough-edged boxing noir The Set-up (1949) is notable for starring two of the best movie villains, Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter, as a loving married couple. It’s nice to see them be the good guys for once in a film where the rest of the world feels rotten to the core. I recently watched th read more
The Set-Up (1949)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 14, 2016
What it manages to bring together within the frame of a meager B-film plot is quite astounding, balancing the brutality and atmospheric visuals with the direction of Robert Wise to develop something quite memorable. Boxing movies have been bigger and better, but film-noir has a way of dredging up th read more
The Set-Up (1949)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 14, 2016
What it manages to bring together within the frame of a meager B-film plot is quite astounding, balancing the brutality and atmospheric visuals with the direction of Robert Wise to develop something quite memorable. Boxing movies have been bigger and better, but film-noir has a way of dredging up th read more
From Poem to Boxing Ring: The Set-Up
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Sep 13, 2014
An enthusiastic Rocky fan, I was curious how the classic films on boxing would measure up. The Set-Up sounded intriguing because it was about the underworld attached to the sport, and shockingly, was based on a poem. Let’s sit here and think about that for moment. A poem. Say it to yourself. Boxing read more
From Poem to Boxing Ring: The Set-Up
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Sep 13, 2014
An enthusiastic Rocky fan, I was curious how the classic films on boxing would measure up. The Set-Up sounded intriguing because it was about the underworld attached to the sport, and shockingly, was based on a poem. Let’s sit here and think about that for moment. A poem. Say it to yourself. Boxing read more
The Set-Up, Happy Belated Anniversary! April 2, Its the Thought That Counts
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 2, 2014
As with most of our current information on opening dates and world premieres, The Set-Up, was seen a few days prior to the anointed date of, April 2, that has been listed for a few decades. The bell rang for, The Set-Up, on Tuesday, March 29, 1949. Then the real-time story-line fight film op read more
The Set-Up, Happy Belated Anniversary! April 2, Its the Thought That Counts
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 2, 2014
As with most of our current information on opening dates and world premieres, The Set-Up, was seen a few days prior to the anointed date of, April 2, that has been listed for a few decades. The bell rang for, The Set-Up, on Tuesday, March 29, 1949. Then the real-time story-line fight film op read more
The Set-Up, Happy Anniversary! The Opening Bell Rang on April 2, 1949.
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 2, 2014
Director Robert Wise was in for the full 10-count of victory for The Set-Up (his tenth film as director), following up on the promise of his earlier works such as The Magnificent Ambersons, (additional sequences, uncredited) 1942, The Curse of the Cat People, 1944, The Body Snatcher, 1945 and Crim read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE SET-UP (1949)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 8, 2014
With Robert Ryan as his punching bag protagonist, director Robert Wise delivers one of film noir’s most staggering blows with The Set-Up (1949), an unsparing revelation of boxing’s dark side and the bloodthirsty nature of the crowd. Playing out in real time, The Set-Up follows Ryan’ read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE SET-UP (1949)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 8, 2014
With Robert Ryan as his punching bag protagonist, director Robert Wise delivers one of film noir’s most staggering blows with The Set-Up (1949), an unsparing revelation of boxing’s dark side and the bloodthirsty nature of the crowd. Playing out in real time, The Set-Up follows Ryan’ read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE SET-UP (1949)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 8, 2014
With Robert Ryan as his punching bag protagonist, director Robert Wise delivers one of film noir’s most staggering blows with The Set-Up (1949), an unsparing revelation of boxing’s dark side and the bloodthirsty nature of the crowd. Playing out in real time, The Set-Up follows Ryan’ read more
The Set-Up (1949) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 2, 2013
The Set-Up Directed by Robert Wise 1949/USA RKO Radio Pictures Repeat viewing This superbly acted and utterly grim boxing film is a noir classic of the genre. The movie is one of the few to be told in real time. The action encompasses the 73 minutes it takes to tell the tale. Stoker Thompso read more
The Set-Up (1949) (1)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 26, 2012
Stoker Thompson (Robert Ryan) is a veteran of the boxing world, with twenty years of experience under his belt. His wife Julie (Audrey Totter) has begged him to give up boxing for good, fearing that he’ll end up taking one punch too many and either become seriously injured or die from it. But read more
I’m Just One Punch Away: The Set-Up
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Sep 6, 2011
The Set-Up takes place in real-time, during a single night at the Paradise City boxing arena. One of the films that I included on my recent list of Top 10 films noirs was The Set-Up, starring Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter. To me, both Ryan and Totter are quintessential noir performers – Ryan was unf read more