The Shakiest Gun in the West
Also known as Shakiest Gun in the West
1968 film by Alan Rafkin
Film · TMDB
6.3Jesse 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".
Released: 1968-07-10101 minDir: Alan RafkinComedy, Family, Western
Cast
- Don Knotts as Dr. Jesse W. Heywood
- Barbara Rhoades as Penelope 'Bad Penny' Cushings
- Jackie Coogan as Matthew Basch
- Ruth McDevitt as Mrs. Olive Heywood
- Frank McGrath as Mr. Remington
- Terry Wilson as Welsh
Themes
- horse
- native american
- stagecoach
- covered wagon
Gallery (6)
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Categories
1960s Western (genre) comedy films1968 American films1968 comedy films1968 English-language films1968 films1968 Western (genre) filmsAmerican Western (genre) comedy filmsEnglish-language Western (genre) comedy filmsFilms about dentistryFilms about sham marriageFilms directed by Alan RafkinFilms scored by Vic Mizzy