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The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)

UNRATED 101 min  -  Comedy | Western
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Jesse W. Haywood graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west "to fight oral... See full summary »

Director:

Alan Rafkin

Writers:

Edmund L. Hartmann (screenplay), Frank Tashlin (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Don Knotts ...
Dr. Jesse W. Heywood
Barbara Rhoades Barbara Rhoades ...
Penelope 'Bad Penny' Cushings
Jackie Coogan ...
Matthew Basch
Don 'Red' Barry Don 'Red' Barry ...
Rev. Zachary Gant (as Donald Barry)
Ruth McDevitt Ruth McDevitt ...
Mrs. Olive Heywood
Frank McGrath Frank McGrath ...
Mr. Hiram Remington
Terry Wilson Terry Wilson ...
Welsh
Carl Ballantine Carl Ballantine ...
Abel Swanson
Pat Morita ...
Wong
Robert Yuro Robert Yuro ...
Arnold the Kid
Herb Voland Herb Voland ...
Dr. Friedlander (as Herbert Voland)
Fay DeWitt ...
Violet
Dub Taylor Dub Taylor ...
Pop McGovern
Hope Summers Hope Summers ...
Celia
Dick Wilson Dick Wilson ...
Black Eagle (Indian chief)
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Storyline

Jesse W. Haywood graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west "to fight oral ignorance." Meanwhile stagecoach robber Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun smugglers. She tricks the bungling Haywood into a fictitious marriage as a disguise, and he becomes the heroic "Doc the Haywood" after he guns down "Arnold the Kid" and performs other exploits with Penny's help (unbeknown to him or anyone else). Written by Doug Shafer <dsshafer@uncc.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Stagecoach | Covered Wagon | Native American | Horse | Cowgirl  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Pancser a vadnyugaton See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Herb Voland's first film role. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The Indians shoot the wheels of the wagon while Haywood is sleeping and the horses start to run. There is a cut to a wide shot showing Heywood's arms flailing wildly. But then there is a close-up and Heywood is just waking up. See more »

Quotes

[drunk]
Jesse Heywood: [to the barkeep] Brush your dentist twice a day, visit your toothbrush twice a year.
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Connections

Referenced in Beethoven's 3rd (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Shakiest Gun in the West"
Words and Music by Jerry Keller and Dave Blume
Sung by The Wilburn Brothers
Courtesy Decca Records See more »