Don Knotts
Dr. Jessie Heywood
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Synopsis in 1870, bumbling Philadelphia-based dentist Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) travels west to set up a practice in the frontier. There, he meets Penelope Cushings (Barbara Rhoades), a...
- Western, Comedy
The Shakiest Gun in the West. Don Knotts stars as a timid dentist who is forced to switch from gums to guns when he moves to the Old West and is duped into marrying a statuesque redhead (and reformed stagecoach bandit). 1,740 IMDb 6.3 1 h 40 min 1968. X-Ray G. Comedy · Western · Cheerful · Outlandish. Free trial of STARZ, rent, or buy.
Plot. The Shakiest Gun in the West. Summaries. A pardoned stagecoach robber, becomes government agent and marries a naive unsuspecting east-coast dentist in order to join a wagon train and catch the smugglers who have been selling guns to the Indians.
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A dentist cleans up the West with the help of a reformed lady bandit. Cast & Crew. Read More. Alan Rafkin. Director. Don Knotts. Jesse W. Heywood. Barbara Rhoades. Penelope Cushings. Jackie Coogan. Matthew Basch. Donald Barry. Reverend Zachary Grant. Ruth Mcdevitt. Olive.
Overview. 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.
Jack Coogan. DB. Don "Red" Barry. RM. Ruth McDevitt. About. The Shakiest Gun in the West. COMEDY. Knotts stars as Jesse W. Heywood, a timid Pennsylvania dentist who leaves the comfort of the East to bring modern dentistry to the West.
Rating. PG. Action & adventure. Don Knotts stars as Jesse W. Heywood, a timid Pennsylvania dentist who leaves the comfort of the East to bring modern dentistry to the West. The misadventures...
