The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West

Comedy Family Western

Storyline: 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".

Release Date: 1968-07-10

Original Language: en

Original Title: The Shakiest Gun in the West

Status: Released

Runtime: 101 minutes

TagLine: He's so bad he was scalped by a cigar store Indian!!

Rating: (44 votes)

Budget: $0

Revenue: $0

Production Companies: Universal Pictures

Spoken Languages: English

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Cast Members

Don Knotts

Don Knotts (Dr. Jesse W. Heywood)

35.59%

Barbara Rhoades

Barbara Rhoades (Penelope 'Bad Penny' Cushings)

32.21%

Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan (Matthew Basch)

31.26%

Ruth McDevitt

Ruth McDevitt (Mrs. Olive Heywood)

11.62%

Frank McGrath

Frank McGrath (Mr. Remington)

19.18%

Terry Wilson

Terry Wilson (Welsh)

10.03%

Carl Ballantine

Carl Ballantine (Abel Swanson)

8.27%

Pat Morita

Pat Morita (Wong)

48.08%

Robert Yuro

Robert Yuro (Arnold the Kid)

7.19%

Herb Voland

Herb Voland (Dr. Friedlander)

10.47%

Fay DeWitt

Fay DeWitt (Violet)

7.43%

Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor (Pop Cushings)

23.83%

Hope Summers

Hope Summers (Celia)

2.92%

Dick Wilson

Dick Wilson (Black Eagle (Indian chief))

7.69%

Don 'Red' Barry

Don 'Red' Barry (Rev. Zachary Gant)

27.46%

Vaughn Taylor

Vaughn Taylor (Rev. Longbaugh)

14.68%

Ed Peck

Ed Peck (Sheriff)

8.72%

Edward Faulkner

Edward Faulkner (Marshal Sam Huggins)

16.47%

Arthur Space

Arthur Space (Sheriff Tolliver)

31.78%

Greg Mullavey

Greg Mullavey (Phelps - Dental Student)

12.57%

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich (Passerby (uncredited))

3.95%

E.J. André

E.J. André (Will Banks)

17.48%

John Aniston

John Aniston (Indian (uncredited))

35.00%

Argentina Brunetti

Argentina Brunetti (Squaw (uncredited))

10.90%

Claudia Bryar

Claudia Bryar (Mrs. Remington)

13.24%

Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar (Man at Bar (uncredited))

22.51%

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Noble 'Kid' Chissell (Townsman (uncredited))

4.46%

William Christopher

William Christopher (Hotel Manager (uncredited))

8.57%

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr. (Man at Bar (uncredited))

6.72%

Warde Donovan

Warde Donovan (Townsman (uncredited))

10.12%

Mickey Finn

Mickey Finn (Father (uncredited))

7.46%

Myron Healey

Myron Healey (Stage Passenger (uncredited))

18.36%

Charles Horvath

Charles Horvath (Indian Warrior (uncredited))

12.97%

Clyde Howdy

Clyde Howdy (Man (uncredited))

3.76%

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley (Bearded Stage Passenger (uncredited))

9.04%

Gil Lamb

Gil Lamb (Slosh White - Drunk)

6.11%

James McHale

James McHale (Conductor (uncredited))

1.00%

Tina Menard

Tina Menard (Squaw (uncredited))

4.53%

Kathryn Minner

Kathryn Minner (96-Year-Old Woman (uncredited))

3.81%

Dorothy Neumann

Dorothy Neumann (Mrs. Eva Longbaugh)

41.23%

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan (Train Porter (uncredited))

13.62%

Bill Quinn

Bill Quinn (U.S. Marshal Arthur Bates)

7.96%

Rodd Redwing

Rodd Redwing (White Buffalo (uncredited))

4.96%

Benny Rubin

Benny Rubin (Man at Bar (uncredited))

5.56%

Naomi Stevens

Naomi Stevens (Squaw (uncredited))

16.64%

Boyd Stockman

Boyd Stockman (Stage Driver (uncredited))

1.16%

Leonard Stone

Leonard Stone (Bartender (uncredited))

17.51%

Lorna Thayer

Lorna Thayer (Saloon Girl (uncredited))

7.58%

Peggy Mondo

Peggy Mondo (Indian Woman in Stagecoach)

3.14%

Jim Boles

Jim Boles (Big Spring Townsman (uncredited))

6.71%

King Moody

King Moody (Ernie)

5.23%

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