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The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West

He's so bad he was scalped by a cigar store Indian!!

Genres

ComedyFamilyWestern

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Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing (Barbara Rhoades) is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun smugglers. She tricks Haywood into a sham marriage as a disguise. Haywood inadvertently becomes the legendary "Doc the Haywood" after he guns down "Arnold the Kid".

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

10 July 1968

Country

United States of America

Cast

Don Knotts

Don Knotts

Dr. Jesse W. Heywood

Barbara Rhoades

Barbara Rhoades

Penelope 'Bad Penny' Cushings

Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan

Matthew Basch

Ruth McDevitt

Ruth McDevitt

Mrs. Olive Heywood

Frank McGrath

Frank McGrath

Mr. Remington

Terry Wilson

Terry Wilson

Welsh

Carl Ballantine

Carl Ballantine

Abel Swanson

Pat Morita

Pat Morita

Wong

Robert Yuro

Robert Yuro

Arnold the Kid

Herb Voland

Herb Voland

Dr. Friedlander

Fay DeWitt

Fay DeWitt

Violet

Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Pop Cushings

Hope Summers

Hope Summers

Celia

Dick Wilson

Dick Wilson

Black Eagle (Indian chief)

Don 'Red' Barry

Don 'Red' Barry

Rev. Zachary Gant

Vaughn Taylor

Vaughn Taylor

Rev. Longbaugh

Ed Peck

Ed Peck

Sheriff

Edward Faulkner

Edward Faulkner

Marshal Sam Huggins

Arthur Space

Arthur Space

Sheriff Tolliver

Greg Mullavey

Greg Mullavey

Phelps - Dental Student

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Passerby (uncredited)

E.J. André

E.J. André

Will Banks

John Aniston

John Aniston

Indian (uncredited)

Argentina Brunetti

Argentina Brunetti

Squaw (uncredited)

Claudia Bryar

Claudia Bryar

Mrs. Remington

Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

Man at Bar (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Townsman (uncredited)

William Christopher

William Christopher

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Man at Bar (uncredited)

Warde Donovan

Warde Donovan

Townsman (uncredited)

Mickey Finn

Mickey Finn

Father (uncredited)

Myron Healey

Myron Healey

Stage Passenger (uncredited)

Charles Horvath

Charles Horvath

Indian Warrior (uncredited)

Clyde Howdy

Clyde Howdy

Man (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Bearded Stage Passenger (uncredited)

Gil Lamb

Gil Lamb

Slosh White - Drunk

James McHale

James McHale

Conductor (uncredited)

Tina Menard

Tina Menard

Squaw (uncredited)

Kathryn Minner

Kathryn Minner

96-Year-Old Woman (uncredited)

Dorothy Neumann

Dorothy Neumann

Mrs. Eva Longbaugh

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

Train Porter (uncredited)

Bill Quinn

Bill Quinn

U.S. Marshal Arthur Bates

Rodd Redwing

Rodd Redwing

White Buffalo (uncredited)

Benny Rubin

Benny Rubin

Man at Bar (uncredited)

Naomi Stevens

Naomi Stevens

Squaw (uncredited)

Boyd Stockman

Boyd Stockman

Stage Driver (uncredited)

Leonard Stone

Leonard Stone

Bartender (uncredited)

Lorna Thayer

Lorna Thayer

Saloon Girl (uncredited)

Peggy Mondo

Peggy Mondo

Indian Woman in Stagecoach

Jim Boles

Jim Boles

Big Spring Townsman (uncredited)

King Moody

King Moody

Ernie

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