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The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)

1h 41m | PG-13

⭐ 6.2 / 10

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

Studio: Universal Pictures

Genre: Comedy, Family, Western

Video: 720p

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Cast

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