Unraveling A Comedy Legend: Facts About Don Knotts That Will Shock You

The Shakiest Gun in the West

In 1968, Don Knotts appeared in The Shakiest Gun in the West as Dr. Jesse W. Heywood, who graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. This comedic western did well with audiences. Knotts could always draw people to the movie theaters. The film is a remake of The Paleface, a 1948 movie starring Bob Hope and Jane Russell.