Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
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66% of users liked it
(3,447 ratings)
This hilarious oater finds Jesse Heywood (Don Knotts) as a Philadelphia dentist who leaves his home to open a new practice on the western frontier. The hapless dentist is saved by the expert gun handling of Penny (Barbara Rhoades), a reformed bandit trying to earn a pardon by intercepting gun… More This hilarious oater finds Jesse Heywood (Don Knotts) as a Philadelphia dentist who leaves his home to open a new practice on the western frontier. The hapless dentist is saved by the expert gun handling of Penny (Barbara Rhoades), a reformed bandit trying to earn a pardon by intercepting gun shipments to hostile Indians. After several more situations in which Penny saves the nervous newcomer, Jesse believes he has exceptional firearms prowess and believes himself to be a hero. Comedy ensues when the jumpy Jesse faces a bevy of bad men and nervously clutches a six shooter with a very unsteady hand. Penny has to help the pseudo-hero out of even more trouble before they can ride off together into the sunset. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alan Rafkin
- Written By
- James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
- Genres
- Western, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1968 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Brian Costello, Common Sense Media
Wacky Don Knotts Western spoof has lots of drinking.
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Cast
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Don Knotts
as Jesse W. Heywood
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Barbara Rhoades
as Penelope Cushings
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Jackie Coogan
as Basch
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Don 'Red' Barry
as Rev. Zachary Grant
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Ruth McDevitt
as Olive
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Frank McGrath
as Remington
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Terry Wilson
as Welsh
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Carl Ballantine
as Swanson
- E.J. Andre
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Fay DeWitt
as Violet
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Edward Faulkner
as Huggins
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Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita
as Wong
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Greg Mullavey
as Phelps
- Dorothy Neumann
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Ed Peck
as Sheriff
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Arthur Space
as Sheriff Tolliver
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Hope Summers
as Celia
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Dub Taylor
as Pop McGovern
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Vaughan Taylor
as Rev. Longbaugh
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Herbert Voland
as Dr. Friedlander
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Dick Wilson
as Indian Chief
- Benny Rubin
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Robert Yuro
as Arnold the Kid
