The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
- Starring:
- Don Knotts, Barbara Rhoades, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alan Rafkin
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Shakiest Gun in the West
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
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast of The Shakiest Gun in the West
- Don Knotts - Jesse W. Heywood
- Jackie Coogan - Basch
- Ruth McDevitt - Olive
- Terry Wilson - Welsh
- E.J. Andre
- Robert Yuro - Arnold the Kid
- Dick Wilson - Indian Chief
- Vaughn Taylor - Rev. Longbaugh
- Arthur Space - Sheriff Tolliver
- Greg Mullavey - Phelps
- Ed Peck - Sheriff
- Edward Faulkner - Huggins
- Barbara Rhoades - Penelope Cushings
- Don "Red" Barry - Rev. Zachary Grant
- Frank McGrath - Remington
- Carl Ballantine - Swanson
- Hope Summers - Celia
- Benny Rubin
- Herbert Voland - Dr. Friedlander
- Dub Taylor - Pop McGovern
- Fay deWitt - Violet
- Dorothy Neumann
- Noriyuki "Pat" Morita - Wong
- Director(s):
- Alan Rafkin
- Writer(s):
- Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell
- Producer(s):
- Edward J. Montagne Jr.
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