The Shakiest Gun in the West

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

Duration: 101 min
Release date: 1968-07-10
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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".

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The Shakiest Gun in the West

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Don Knotts
Don Knotts
as Dr. Jesse W. Heywood
Barbara Rhoades
Barbara Rhoades
as Penelope 'Bad Penny' Cushings
Jackie Coogan
Jackie Coogan
as Matthew Basch
Ruth McDevitt
Ruth McDevitt
as Mrs. Olive Heywood
Frank McGrath
Frank McGrath
as Mr. Remington
Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson
as Welsh
Carl Ballantine
Carl Ballantine
as Abel Swanson
Pat Morita
Pat Morita
as Wong
Robert Yuro
Robert Yuro
as Arnold the Kid
Herb Voland
Herb Voland
as Dr. Friedlander
Fay DeWitt
Fay DeWitt
as Violet
Dub Taylor
Dub Taylor
as Pop Cushings
Hope Summers
Hope Summers
as Celia
Dick Wilson
Dick Wilson
as Black Eagle (Indian chief)
Don 'Red' Barry
Don 'Red' Barry
as Rev. Zachary Gant
Vaughn Taylor
Vaughn Taylor
as Rev. Longbaugh
Ed Peck
Ed Peck
as Sheriff
Edward Faulkner
Edward Faulkner
as Marshal Sam Huggins
Arthur Space
Arthur Space
as Sheriff Tolliver
Greg Mullavey
Greg Mullavey
as Phelps - Dental Student
Fred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich
as Passerby (uncredited)
E.J. André
E.J. André
as Will Banks
John Aniston
John Aniston
as Indian (uncredited)
Argentina Brunetti
Argentina Brunetti
as Squaw (uncredited)
Claudia Bryar
Claudia Bryar
as Mrs. Remington
Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Townsman (uncredited)
William Christopher
William Christopher
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Frank Coghlan Jr.
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Warde Donovan
Warde Donovan
as Townsman (uncredited)
Mickey Finn
Mickey Finn
as Father (uncredited)
Myron Healey
Myron Healey
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Charles Horvath
as Indian Warrior (uncredited)
Clyde Howdy
Clyde Howdy
as Man (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
I. Stanford Jolley
as Bearded Stage Passenger (uncredited)
Gil Lamb
Gil Lamb
as Slosh White - Drunk
James McHale
James McHale
as Conductor (uncredited)
Tina Menard
Tina Menard
as Squaw (uncredited)
Kathryn Minner
Kathryn Minner
as 96-Year-Old Woman (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
Dorothy Neumann
as Mrs. Eva Longbaugh
Eddie Quillan
Eddie Quillan
as Train Porter (uncredited)
Bill Quinn
Bill Quinn
as U.S. Marshal Arthur Bates
Rodd Redwing
Rodd Redwing
as White Buffalo (uncredited)
Benny Rubin
Benny Rubin
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Naomi Stevens
Naomi Stevens
as Squaw (uncredited)
Boyd Stockman
Boyd Stockman
as Stage Driver (uncredited)
Leonard Stone
Leonard Stone
as Bartender (uncredited)
Lorna Thayer
Lorna Thayer
as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Peggy Mondo
Peggy Mondo
as Indian Woman in Stagecoach
Jim Boles
Jim Boles
as Big Spring Townsman (uncredited)
King Moody
King Moody
as Ernie
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