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".
Released: Jul 10, 1968
Runtime: 101 minutes
Genre: Comedy, Family, Western
Stars: Don Knotts, Barbara Rhoades, Jackie Coogan, Ruth McDevitt, Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson
Crew: Alan Rafkin (Director), Edmund L. Hartmann (Screenplay), Frank Tashlin (Screenplay), James Fritzell (Screenplay), Everett Greenbaum (Screenplay), Polly Burson (Stunt Double)