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The Set-Up (RKO, 1949).

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The Set-Up (RKO, 1949).
<B>The Set-Up (RKO, 1949).</B></I> Insert (14" X 36"). Adapted by Art Cohn from a poem by Joseph Moncure March, this film is arguably Robert Ryan's finest. Ryan portrays Bill "Stoker" Thompson, a washed-up boxer who refuses to give up his failing career despite the pleas of his wife. With little chance of winning the upcoming fight, Stoker's manager secretly makes a deal with a crooked gambler for him to take a dive, but doesn't disclose this information until the fight is well underway. With his pride wounded, Stoker fights his greatest battle. The fight sequence is one of the most brutal ever filmed showing close-ups of battered faces. Fold lines, surface creases, smudges, and scattered pinholes. The poster displays a great shot of our hero in the ring. Fine. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.