'
Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

The Shakiest Gun in the West

Play trailer Poster for The Shakiest Gun in the West 1968 1h 41m Western Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 1 Reviews 70% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
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 pretty bandit who has agreed to investigate an Indian gun-smuggling operation in exchange for her freedom. When their wagon train is attacked, Penelope shoots several Indians dead. However, Jesse falsely assumes it was his errant gunshots that saved the wagon, and soon earns a reputation as a great gunslinger.
Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

Where to Watch

The Shakiest Gun in the West

Critics Reviews

View All (1) Critics Reviews
Brian Costello Common Sense Media Wacky Don Knotts Western spoof has lots of drinking. Rated: 3/5 Jul 2, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (84) audience reviews
Ron G It IS an old time movie comedy Classic with plenty of memorable Don Knots shtick. You just have to feel for his character! And Barbara Rhodes is hot. SO, it is definitely worth seeing once! (actually, I think I've seen it 3 times!!!) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review s r I really wanted to like this, but it was just too much like dad jokes, in a bad way. Saw it on TCM. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazing movie a classic very very funny Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Don Knotts is a funny guy! Put Barney Fife in a western! loved it! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member All of the gags and jokes are either hit or miss. No in between. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member This pile of mediocrity definitely is not Knotts' best at all. In fact, I would go as far to say its his worst. But, just because it is the star's worst movie doesn't always mean the movie itself is bad. The film marginal, in its own way. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
The Shakiest Gun in the West

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All Cast and Crew

Alan Rafkin

Director

Don Knotts

Dr. Jessie Heywood

Barbara Rhoades

Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushings

Jackie Coogan

Matthew Basch

Don "Red" Barry

Reverend Zachary Grant

Ruth McDevitt

Olive

Related Movie News

View All Related Movie News
Peter Jackson Responds to New Line Nastiness Sayonara, Miyagi-San
View All The Shakiest Gun in the West photos

The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) View more photos

Movie Info

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 pretty bandit who has agreed to investigate an Indian gun-smuggling operation in exchange for her freedom. When their wagon train is attacked, Penelope shoots several Indians dead. However, Jesse falsely assumes it was his errant gunshots that saved the wagon, and soon earns a reputation as a great gunslinger.
Director
Alan Rafkin
Producer
Edward Montagne
Screenwriter
Edmund L. Hartmann, Frank Tashlin, James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Genre
Western, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 11, 2015
Runtime
1h 41m
Most Popular at Home Now