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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Edmund L. Hartmann (screenplay) and
Frank Tashlin (screenplay) ...
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Plot:
Jesse W. Haywood graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west "to fight oral ignorance."... more | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
Carl Ballantine, Actor And Magician, Dead At Age 92
(From CinemaRetro. 6 November 2009, 3:23 PM, PST)
Obituary: Composer Vic Mizzy Dies at 93
(From The Wrap. 19 October 2009, 4:32 PM, PDT)
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very, very funny, vintage Don Knotts more (14 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Don Knotts | ... | Dr. Jesse W. Heywood | |
| Barbara Rhoades | ... | Penelope 'Bad Penny' Cushings | |
| Jackie Coogan | ... | Matthew Basch | |
| Don 'Red' Barry | ... | Rev. Zachary Gant (as Donald Barry) | |
| Ruth McDevitt | ... | Olive | |
| Frank McGrath | ... | Mr. Remington | |
| Terry Wilson | ... | Welsh | |
| Carl Ballantine | ... | Abel Swanson | |
| Pat Morita | ... | Wong | |
| Robert Yuro | ... | Arnold the Kid | |
| Herb Voland | ... | Dr. Friedlander (as Herbert Voland) | |
| Fay DeWitt | ... | Violet | |
| Dub Taylor | ... | Pop McGovern | |
| Hope Summers | ... | Celia | |
| Dick Wilson | ... | Black Eagle (Indian chief) |
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101 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Herb Voland's first film role. more
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Continuity: After Penny leaves, Heywood is sitting at the table in the bar with a blond lady. The lady drinks the liquor in her glass, draining it dry. But then there is a shot of the table and there is still liquid in her glass. more
Quotes:
[drunk]
Jesse Heywood:
[to the barkeep] Brush your dentist twice a day, visit your toothbrush twice a year.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993) more
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I love this movie. It is hilarious. Don Knotts proves once again why he was so beloved by audiences, especially children. His winning, comedic character is so sweetly vulnerable. He is a great example to today's comedians, who rely on vulgarities and smart-Alec comments to "entertain" audiences. There are many wonderful supporting players on hand, such as Carl Ballantine, Pat Morita and Donald "Red" Barry. And of course the lovely Barbara Rhoades. Seeing this film as a little boy in the theatre, I thought there was no lovelier creature on the planet-- especially in that green velvet dress!
I hope this commentary is more helpful than the inane, pseudo-intellectual ramblings of the previous comment, which, if it was not made in jest, should have been-- there is no other excuse for it. At least we both agree-- this is a terrific film!