We Bet You Didn’t Know Some of These Things about the Life and Career of Don Knotts

The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West is the 1968 film Knotts starred in as Dr. Jesse W. Heywood. The story follows the Doctor who graduates from dental school in Philly in 1870, only to go West to become a frontier dentist. The Western-Comedy mix did really well with audiences. The film went on to be as successful as the last two but was thought to be even better due to the comedic input which was enhanced. The film is actually a remake of the 1948 movie The Paleface, which starred Bob Hope and Jane Russell. People just loved Don Knotts though and he always could draw people to the movie theaters.

The Love God?

Don Knotts appeared in the in the 1969 Universal Pictures’ movie The Love God? The film was a whole new field for Don Knotts, where he played the role of a massive playboy. It was a little odd seeing Knotts in this role as he wasn’t exactly the typical male celebrity that women had the hots for. He was just so sweet and funny. Nat Hiken was the writer and director of the film, who sadly died just after it was shot but before it was released in movie theaters. It was a bit difficult for viewers to relate to Knotts in this one, as they were just not used to seeing him in the playboy role.