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A 1975 TV movie about arms dealers and missing sisters that time forgot — but shouldn't have.

Knuckle (1975)

forgotten gemslow-burn mystery70s paranoia

Overview

DramaTV Movie

Curley Delafield, a young arms merchant, is determined to discover the secret behind the disappearance of his sister Sarah.

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Content warning
family loyalty vs. moral corruptionthe banality of evilmasculinity and powersecrets within secrets

Standout Aspects

Acting

Jack Cassidy's slippery patriarch steals every scene he's in.

Direction

Norman Lloyd squeezes theatrical claustrophobia out of TV budgets.

Best for:Solo: Late-night rabbit hole for obscure 70s TV archaeology.·Streaming: When you've exhausted every other mystery on your list.
Heads up:Violence: Gun trade discussions, implied threats, one disturbing off-screen incident.
Norman Lloyd

Director

Norman Lloyd

ReleasedJun 4, 1975
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

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Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
PBS
Broadway Theatre Archive

Top Cast

Jack Cassidy

Jack Cassidy

Patrick Delafield

Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan

Delafield's Mistress

Jack Colvin

Jack Colvin

Max Dupree

Gretchen Corbett

Gretchen Corbett

Jenny

Michael Cristofer

Michael Cristofer

Curley Delafield

Jay Fletcher

Jay Fletcher

Policeman

James Greene

James Greene

Bartender

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Norman Lloyd, director here, was blacklisted in the 1950s and later became Hitchcock's favorite actor; this was his rare return to directing.

Cultural

Written by David Scott Milton, whose play 'Ducks and Lovers' also explored weaponized masculinity — this adaptation preserves his bitter theatrical cynicism.

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