The Set-Up (1949)

USA, 73 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Set-Up
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1950-01-20

Cast

Robert Ryan
Bill "Stoker" Thompson

Audrey Totter
Julie Thompson, hans fru

George Tobias
Tiny, Stokers manager

Alan Baxter
Little Boy, Tiger Nelsons manager

Wallace Ford
Gus, Tiger Nelsons sekond

Percy Helton
Red, Stokers tränare

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Titles

Original title
  • The Set-Up
Swedish release title
  • Knock-out
Distribution title
  • Avtalt spill (Norge)
  • Knock-out (Danmark)
  • Viimeinen isku (Finland)
  • Ring frei für Stoker Thompson (Västtyskland)
  • Nous avons gagné ce soir (Frankrike)
  • Nous avons gagné ce soir (Belgien)
  • Wij hebben van avond gewonnen (Belgien)
  • Stasera ho vinto anch io (Italien)
  • Nadie puede vencerme (Spanien)
  • Combate trucado (Spanien)
  • Verbrechen im Boxring (Österrike)
  • Nobreza de campeão (Portugal)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Script Supervisor
Executive Producer
Unit Publicist
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Gaffer
Key Grip
Musical Director
Set Decorator
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist

Cast

Robert Ryan Bill "Stoker" Thompson
Audrey Totter Julie Thompson, hans fru
George Tobias Tiny, Stokers manager
Alan Baxter Little Boy, Tiger Nelsons manager
Wallace Ford Gus, Tiger Nelsons sekond
Percy Helton Red, Stokers tränare
Hal Baylor (as Hal Fieberling) Tiger Nelson, boxare
Darryl Hickman Shanley, boxare
Kenny O'Morrison Moore
James Edwards Luther Hawkins, boxare
David Clarke Gunboat Johnson, boxare
Phillip Pine Tony Souza, boxare
Edwin Max Danny, boxare
- Ej krediterade:
David Fresco Mickey
William E. Green läkaren
Abe Dinovitch matchutroparen
Jack Chase Hawkins sekond
Mike Lally spelare
Arthur Sullivan spelare
William McCarter spelare
Gene Delmont spelare
Noble "Kid" Chissel spelare
Herbert Anderson en äkta man
Jack Raymond en äkta man
Walter Ridge en manager
Helen Brown en fru
Constance Worth en fru
Jesse Kirkpatrick (as Jess Kirkpatrick) äldre spelare
Paul Dubov yngre spelare
Frank Richards Bat
Jack Stoney Tiger Nelsons sekond
Archie Leonard den blinde mannen
John Butler den blinde mannens följeslagare
Larry Anzalone den mexikanske boxaren
Vincent Graeff tidningspojke
Bernard Gorcey tobakshandlare
Tommy Noonan (as Tom Noonan) Masher
Charles Wagenheim hamburgerförsäljaren
Billy Snyder utropare
W.J. O'Brien gatuförsäljare
Frank Mills fotograf
Everett Smith tatueraren
Gay Waters en flicka
Maxine Johnston en flicka
Dan Foster vadhållare tillsammans med Bunny
Bobby Henshaw hallåman
Dwight Martin matvraket
Ben Moselle ringdomaren
Arthur Weegee Fellig tidtagaren
Brian O'Hara mannen med cigarr
Lynn Millan Bunny, Little Boys flickvän
Donald Kerr försäljare
Ralph Volkie (as Ralph Volke) en man
Walter Merrill (as Tony Merrill) en man
Lillian Castle en kvinna
Carl Sklover en man
Sammy Shack (as Sam Shack) en man
Frances Mack en kvinna
Ruth Brennan en kvinna
Herman Bodel en man
Andy Carillo en man
Charles Sullivan en man
Al Rhein en man

Companies

Production Company RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Copyright RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1949-03-15 LP2147
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) RKO Radio Films AB 1950
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1965

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 103275
Date 1965-05-17
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 1920 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 535-490-525-370= 1920 meter.


Censorship number 76439
Date 1950-01
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 1790 meters
Censored length 1775 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0.


Censorship number 75600
Date 1949-08
Classification Banned
Original length 1985 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system RCA Sound System
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 1990 meter
Length in minutes 73 min


Original work

Original title The Set-Up (Poem)
Author Joseph Moncure March


Production location

USA 1948-10-13 1948-11-11

Release dates

First showing 1949-03-29 New York City, New York USA 73 min
Release in Sweden 1950-01-20 Skandia Stockholm Sweden 73 min
Other showing 1965-09-19 Grand Uppsala Sweden 70 min (nypremiär - Svenska Filminstitutets filmvecka)
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 1995-03-02
1995-03-07
1996-04-18
2009-11-18

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 1924


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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