Frederick Knott’s Typical Vibe
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Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Frederick Knott has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1990s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Dial M for Murder.
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When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · With Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings

After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.
Dir. Terence Young · With Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna

Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.
Dir. Andrew Davis · With Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen