The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968/07/10 • Released • English

Comedy
Family
Western
6.2
1h 41m

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

Overview

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".

Director : Alan Rafkin

Casts
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

Indian Warrior (uncredited)

Clyde Howdy

Man (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Bearded Stage Passenger (uncredited)

Gil Lamb

Gil Lamb

Slosh White - Drunk

James McHale

Conductor (uncredited)

Tina Menard

Squaw (uncredited)

Kathryn Minner

96-Year-Old Woman (uncredited)

Dorothy Neumann

Dorothy Neumann

Mrs. Eva Longbaugh

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

Train Porter (uncredited)

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

Indian Woman in Stagecoach

Jim Boles

Jim Boles

Big Spring Townsman (uncredited)

King Moody

King Moody

Ernie

Recommended
Muppets Most Wanted
6.3

Muppets Most Wanted

March 20, 2014

Shadow Dancer
5.9

Shadow Dancer

February 12, 2012

How to Frame a Figg
6.2

How to Frame a Figg

February 1, 1971

The Reluctant Astronaut
6.0

The Reluctant Astronaut

September 5, 1967

Rango
6.9

Rango

March 2, 2011

Back to the Future
8.3

Back to the Future

July 3, 1985

Arrival
7.6

Arrival

November 10, 2016

The Shawshank Redemption
8.7

The Shawshank Redemption

September 23, 1994

The Godfather
8.7

The Godfather

March 14, 1972

Deadpool
7.6

Deadpool

February 9, 2016

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
7.1

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

September 4, 2024

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
7.3

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

December 15, 2015

The Dark Knight
8.5

The Dark Knight

July 16, 2008

Avatar
7.6

Avatar

December 15, 2009

Finding Dory
7.0

Finding Dory

June 16, 2016

A Quiet Place
7.4

A Quiet Place

April 3, 2018

The Age of Adaline
7.5

The Age of Adaline

April 16, 2015

Ant-Man
7.1

Ant-Man

July 14, 2015

Joker
8.1

Joker

October 1, 2019

Prisoners
8.1

Prisoners

September 19, 2013