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The Shakiest Gun in the West

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".

1968 |1h 41m |  Comedy, Family, Western

Cast

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Don Knotts

Dr. Jesse W. Heywood

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Barbara Rhoades

Penelope 'Bad Penny' Cushings

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Jackie Coogan

Matthew Basch

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Ruth McDevitt

Mrs. Olive Heywood

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Frank McGrath

Mr. Remington

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Terry Wilson

Welsh

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Carl Ballantine

Abel Swanson

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Pat Morita

Wong

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Robert Yuro

Arnold the Kid

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Herb Voland

Dr. Friedlander

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Fay DeWitt

Violet

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Dub Taylor

Pop Cushings

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Hope Summers

Celia

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Dick Wilson

Black Eagle (Indian chief)

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Don 'Red' Barry

Rev. Zachary Gant

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Vaughn Taylor

Rev. Longbaugh

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Ed Peck

Sheriff

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Edward Faulkner

Marshal Sam Huggins

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Arthur Space

Sheriff Tolliver

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Greg Mullavey

Phelps - Dental Student

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Fred Aldrich

Passerby (uncredited)

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E.J. André

Will Banks

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John Aniston

Indian (uncredited)

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Argentina Brunetti

Squaw (uncredited)

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Claudia Bryar

Mrs. Remington

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Paul Bryar

Man at Bar (uncredited)

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Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Townsman (uncredited)

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William Christopher

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

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Frank Coghlan Jr.

Man at Bar (uncredited)

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Warde Donovan

Townsman (uncredited)

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Mickey Finn

Father (uncredited)

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Myron Healey

Stage Passenger (uncredited)

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I. Stanford Jolley

Bearded Stage Passenger (uncredited)

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Gil Lamb

Slosh White - Drunk

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Dorothy Neumann

Mrs. Eva Longbaugh

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Eddie Quillan

Train Porter (uncredited)

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Rodd Redwing

White Buffalo (uncredited)

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Benny Rubin

Man at Bar (uncredited)

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Naomi Stevens

Squaw (uncredited)

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Boyd Stockman

Stage Driver (uncredited)

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Leonard Stone

Bartender (uncredited)

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Lorna Thayer

Saloon Girl (uncredited)

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Jim Boles

Big Spring Townsman (uncredited)

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King Moody

Ernie

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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