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".
Title | The Shakiest Gun in the West |
---|---|
Year | 1968 |
Genre | Comedy, Family, Western |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Universal Pictures |
Cast | Don Knotts, Barbara Rhoades, Jackie Coogan, Ruth McDevitt, Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson |
Crew | Everett Greenbaum (Screenplay), Frank Tashlin (Screenplay), Edmund L. Hartmann (Screenplay), Alan Rafkin (Director), James Fritzell (Screenplay), Polly Burson (Stunt Double) |
Keyword | horse, native american, stagecoach, covered wagon, cowgirl |
Release | Jul 10, 1968 |
Runtime | 101 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.23 / 10 by 44 users |