This film isn't, of course, to be taken seriously. But it is fun, with Knotts the editor of a bankrupt ornithology magazine who, by misadventure, becomes the guiding light in an adult entertainment empire aimed at bird-watching of another sort.
Other actors such as Edmond O'Brien, Ann Francis, and James Gregory do well with their roles, the latter especially amusing as a defense lawyer who both defends and decries the hapless Knotts in his trial as a purveyor of obscenity. His use of hyperbole and exaggeration work well in context.
This film, doubtless criticized upon its release by those who wanted the old Knotts back again and others who doubted the humour of his on-screen predicament, is probably even funnier now than then.
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