The Shakiest Gun in the West 56 years old
He's so bad he was scalped by a cigar store Indian!!
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".
Credits
The Shakiest Gun in the West Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Claudia Bryar She was 50, 93 years old when she died | as Mrs. Remington (uncredited) |
| Naomi Stevens She was 42, 92 years old when she died | as Squaw (uncredited) |
| Dub Taylor He was 61, 87 years old when he died | as Pop Cushings |
| Barbara Rhoades She was 21, now 77 years old | as Penelope 'Bad Penny' Cushings |
| Pat Morita He was 36, 73 years old when he died | as Wong |
| Don Knotts He was 43, 81 years old when he died | as Dr. Jesse W. Heywood |
| Eddie Quillan He was 61, 83 years old when he died | as Train Porter (uncredited) |
| Terry Wilson He was 44, 75 years old when he died | as Welsh |
| Leonard Stone He was 44, 87 years old when he died | as Bartender (uncredited) |
| Benny Rubin He was 69, 87 years old when he died | as Man at Bar (uncredited) |
| Myron Healey He was 45, 82 years old when he died | as Stage Passenger (uncredited) |
| John Aniston He was 34, now 91 years old | as Indian (uncredited) |
| Jackie Coogan He was 53, 69 years old when he died | as Matthew Basch |
| Paul Bryar He was 58, 75 years old when he died | as Man at Bar (uncredited) |
| Ed Peck He was 51, 75 years old when he died | as Sheriff |
| Fay DeWitt She was 33, now 89 years old | as Violet |
| Frank Coghlan, Jr. He was 52, 93 years old when he died | as Man at Bar (uncredited) |
| Arthur Space He was 59, 74 years old when he died | as Sheriff Tolliver |
| Robert Yuro He was 35, now 92 years old | as Arnold the Kid |
| Ruth McDevitt She was 72, 80 years old when she died | as Mrs. Olive Heywood |
| Carl Ballantine He was 50, 92 years old when he died | as Abel Swanson |
| Bill Quinn He was 56, 81 years old when he died | as U.S. Marshal Arthur Bates (uncredited) |
| Boyd Stockman He was 52, 82 years old when he died | as Stage Driver (uncredited) |
| Argentina Brunetti She was 60, 98 years old when she died | as Squaw (uncredited) |
| Rodd Redwing He was 63, 66 years old when he died | as White Buffalo (uncredited) |
| Fred Aldrich He was 63, 74 years old when he died | as Passerby (uncredited) |
| Herb Voland He was 49, 62 years old when he died | as Dr. Friedlander |
| I. Stanford Jolley He was 67, 78 years old when he died | as Bearded Stage Passenger (uncredited) |
| Don Barry He was 56, 68 years old when he died | as Rev. Zachary Gant |
| Charles Horvath He was 28, 38 years old when he died | as Indian Warrior (uncredited) |
| Lorna Thayer She was 49, 86 years old when she died | as Saloon Girl (uncredited) |
| Gil Lamb He was 64, 91 years old when he died | as Slosh White - Drunk (uncredited) |
| Edward Faulkner He was 36, now 92 years old | as Marshal Sam Huggins |
| Dick Wilson He was 51, 91 years old when he died | as Black Eagle (Indian chief) |
| Peggy Mondo She was 27, 50 years old when she died | as Indian Woman in Stagecoach |
| E.J. André He was 59, 76 years old when he died | as Will Banks (uncredited) |
| Clyde Howdy He was 47, 48 years old when he died | as Man (uncredited) |
| Hope Summers She was 66, 77 years old when she died | as Celia |
| Mickey Finn He was 21, 41 years old when he died | as Father (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Neumann She was 54, 80 years old when she died | as Mrs. Eva Longbaugh (uncredited) |
| William Christopher He was 35, 84 years old when he died | as Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| Frank McGrath (actor) He was 65, 64 years old when he died | as Mr. Remington |
| Vaughn Taylor (actor) He was 58, 73 years old when he died | as Rev. Longbaugh |
The Shakiest Gun in the West Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Alexander Golitzen as Art Direction. He was 60 (97) years old when He died | Art |
| Henry Larrecq as Art Direction. | Art |
| Vic Mizzy as Music. He was 52 (93) years old when He died | Sound |
| Frank Tashlin as Screenplay. He was 55 (59) years old when He died | Writing |
| Alan Rafkin as Director. He was 39 (73) years old when He died | Directing |
| Edmund L. Hartmann as Screenplay. He was 56 (92) years old when He died | Writing |
| James Fritzell as Screenplay. He was 48 (59) years old when He died | Writing |
| Tony Martinelli as Editor. | Editing |
| Everett Greenbaum as Screenplay. He was 48 (79) years old when He died | Writing |
| Edward Montagne as Producer. He was 56 (91) years old when He died | Production |
| Andrew Jackson as Cinematography. He was 201 (78) years old when He died | Crew |
The Shakiest Gun in the West (56 years)
He's so bad he was scalped by a cigar store Indian!!
- Release day: Wednesday, July 10, 1968
- Runtime: 101 minutes