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The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)

The Shakiest Gun in the West poster

Comedy, Family, Western / 101 min / APPROVED

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

Blend 6.4

Cast 51

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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