What is THE SET-UP/ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW about?

Double Feature: THE SET-UP, 1949, Warner Bros. 72 min. Dir. Robert Wise. Robert Ryan stars as Stoker Thomson, a two-bit fighter making his grim last stand in the aptly named Paradise City boxing ring. Certain his boxer will lose, manager Tiny (George Tobias) accepts a gambler’s payoff - without bothering to tell Stoker to take a dive. ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW, 1959, Park Circus/MGM, 96 min. Dir. Robert Wise. Bigoted ex-convict Robert Ryan’s mistrust of partner Harry Belafonte undermines the heist plans of their ex-cop leader (Ed Begley) in this searing, underrated crime drama. Great atmospheric, on-location New York ambience fills every exterior shot. With Shelley Winters and Gloria Grahame.

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What is THE SET-UP/ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW about?: Double Feature: THE SET-UP, 1949, Warner Bros. 72 min. Dir. Robert Wise. Robert Ryan stars as Stoker Thomson, a two-bit fighter making his grim last stand in the aptly named Paradise City boxing ring. Certain his boxer will lose, manager Tiny (George Tobias) accepts a gambler’s payoff - without bothering to tell Stoker to take a dive. ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW, 1959, Park Circus/MGM, 96 min. Dir. Robert Wise. Bigoted ex-convict Robert Ryan’s mistrust of partner Harry Belafonte undermines the heist plans of their ex-cop leader (Ed Begley) in this searing, underrated crime drama. Great atmospheric, on-location New York ambience fills every exterior shot. With Shelley Winters and Gloria Grahame.