Don Knotts Original Movie Scripts (2) Reluctant Astronaut&Shakiest Gun West

  
"The Reluctant Astronaut" & "The Shakiest Gun in the West". FOR SALE: Two (2) EXTREMELY RARE, Universal Pictures, original movie scripts from May 26, 1966 and March 7, 1967, for "The Reluctant Astronaut" No.

00762 & "The Shakiest Gun in the West" No. 00774, starring much beloved actor, Don Knotts! These are two extremely rare working copies of actual movie scripts from 1966 & 1967, (These are not copies). There are 119 pages in each script, both are complete and in wonderful condition. The front cover of "Astronaut has the number "64" hand written on it, along with the name "Holton.

This script is labeled "First Draft Screenplay". The pages are pristine, with no other marks except on the cover. The front cover of "Shakiest" has the number "71" hand written on it, and is also labeled "First Draft Screenplay". These unique one-of-a-kind items were an integral part in the actual movie production. These rare items, comes from a smoke free home, and comes from the personal collection of over 40 Movie Studios films.

These were given to me by a former movie actor with several movie credits to his name. I have owned these in my personal possession for over 40 years! The movie poster photos in this ad are used as a visual reference, ONLY.

The Reluctant Astronaut is a 1967 American comedy film produced and directed by Edward Montagne and starring Don Knotts in a story about a carnival ride operator who is hired as a janitor at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, TX and is eventually sent into space. The movie also stars, Leslie Nielson, Joan Freeman, and Jesse White. Roy (Don Knotts), a perpetually terrified 35-year-old man-child, who still lives with his parents.

He plays an astronaut at a local fairground, but his father (Arthur O'Connell) wants him to be a real astronaut and lands him a place at NASA. On arrival, Roy discovers he's just a janitor, but he keeps up the charade, which eventually gets him fired. When NASA wants to send someone unqualified into orbit to one-up the Russians, however, they send Roy into space, where things invariably go wrong. The Shakiest Gun in the West is a 1968 American Western comedy film starring Don Knotts. It was directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum.

The film is a remake of The Paleface, a 1948 film which starred Bob Hope and Jane Russell. Where in 1870, bumbling Philadelphia-based dentist Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) travels west to set up a practice in the frontier.

When their wagon train is attacked, Penelope shoots several Indians dead. However, Jesse falsely assumes it was his errant gunshots that saved the wagon, and soon earns a reputation as a great gunslinger. ALL SALES ARE FINAL: For sale within the United States.

Please keep an eye out for more movies scripts from my collection to be listed SOON!