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The Shakiest Gun in the West

(1968)

July 10, 1968 1h 41m
63%
TMDB Score

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".

Alan Rafkin

Director

Top Billed Cast

DK

Don Knotts

Dr. Jesse W. Heywood

BR

Barbara Rhoades

Penelope 'Bad Penny' Cushings

JC

Jackie Coogan

Matthew Basch

RM

Ruth McDevitt

Mrs. Olive Heywood

FM

Frank McGrath

Mr. Remington

TW

Terry Wilson

Welsh

CB

Carl Ballantine

Abel Swanson

PM

Pat Morita

Wong

RY

Robert Yuro

Arnold the Kid

HV

Herb Voland

Dr. Friedlander

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