The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968 · 101 min · EN · 6.2 (51 votes)
Dir. Alan Rafkin · Starring Don Knotts, Barbara Rhoades, Jackie Coogan, Ruth McDevitt, Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson · Music Vic Mizzy

“He's so bad he was scalped by a cigar store Indian!!”

ComedyFamilyWestern

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".

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A delightful, goofy romp through the Wild West. Expect classic slapstick, a charmingly out-of-place hero, and a lighthearted take on mistaken identity and frontier life. Perfect for a relaxed, family-friendly viewing.

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