The Shakiest Gun in the West
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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".
Status: Released
Released Date: 1968-07-10
Runtime: 101 mins
Director: Alan Rafkin
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Family, Western
Original title: The Shakiest Gun in the West
Production Companies: Universal Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Don Knotts
Barbara Rhoades
Jackie Coogan
Ruth McDevitt
Frank McGrath
Terry Wilson
Carl Ballantine
Pat Morita
Robert Yuro
Herb Voland
Fay DeWitt
Dub Taylor
Hope Summers
Dick Wilson
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