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The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)

The Shakiest Gun in the West

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1h 41m

Comedy, Family, Western

July 10th, 1968

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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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Cast

Don Knotts
Jesse W. Heywood
Barbara Rhoades
Penelope Cushings
Jackie Coogan
Basch
Don 'Red' Barry
Rev. Zachary Gant
Ruth McDevitt
Olive
Frank McGrath
Mr. Remington
Terry Wilson
Welsh
Carl Ballantine
Swanson
Pat Morita
WONG
Robert Yuro
Arnold the Kid
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Directors

Alan Rafkin
directed by
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Producers

Edward Montagne
producer (as Edward J. Montagne) (produced by)
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Writers

James Fritzell
screenplay
(as Jim Fritzell)
Everett Greenbaum
screenplay
Edmund L. Hartmann
(based on the screenplay by) (as Edmund Hartmann) and
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Taglines

S-s-s-s-stick'em u-u-u-UP!???
He's so bad he was scalped by a cigar store Indian!!
He knows trouble when he flees it.
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Keywords

battle
gunfight
shootout
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

September 2nd, 2003 (Canada) (DVD premiere)
July 10th, 1968 (United States of America) (New York City, New York)
July 10th, 1968 (United States of America) theatrical

Alternative Titles

The Shakiest Gun in the West (original title)
The Shakiest Gun in the West (Canada) (English title)
Pancser a vadnyugaton (Hungary)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Mexican Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

101 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

2.35 : 1

Production Companies

Universal Pictures (Afghanistan)

Distribution Companies

Universal Pictures Proprietary (Australia)
Universal Pictures do Brazil (Brazil)
Empire Universal Films (Canada)
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Cinematique (cosmetics)
Cinefx (titles)
Percepto Records (score album released by) (limited edition)

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