The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is my favorite Don Knotts movie. Not great, but good enough. In fact, he was always good in any movie. With his rubbery body, superbly sculpted comedic face, and uncanny ability to be kinetic even when not moving, he was and still is always fun to watch. In How to Frame a Figg (pressbook courtesy of It Came From Hollywood), the last of his 6 picture deal with Universal, as Hollis Figg, he plays the patsy, then stumbles into his own salvation, eventually. Yvonne Craig lends a welcomed zest; she was always so perky and self-assured, especially in Batman. Speaking of which, I can’t believe Knotts never played a villain in the Batman series. He was such a natural for a role like that. The best comedians always could also do dramatic turns with depth too. I could see him as a Two Face kind of villain for sure.
