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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".
general audience, movie lovers
horse, native american, stagecoach, covered wagon, cowgirl
United States of America
asDr. Jesse W. Heywood
asPenelope 'Bad Penny' Cushings
asMatthew Basch
asMrs. Olive Heywood
asMr. Remington
asWelsh
asAbel Swanson
asWong
asArnold the Kid
asDr. Friedlander
asViolet
asPop Cushings
asCelia
asBlack Eagle (Indian chief)
asRev. Zachary Gant
asRev. Longbaugh
asSheriff
asMarshal Sam Huggins
asSheriff Tolliver
asPhelps - Dental Student
asPasserby (uncredited)
asWill Banks
asIndian (uncredited)
asSquaw (uncredited)
asMrs. Remington
asMan at Bar (uncredited)
asTownsman (uncredited)
asHotel Manager (uncredited)
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