The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

PG-13

2h 2m

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7.0/10

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The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt businessman who wants to exploit the area around the town.

Directors

Henry Hathaway

Writers

Harry Essex(screenplay by)

Allan Weiss(screenplay by)

William H. Wright(screenplay by)

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John Wayne

Dean Martin

Martha Hyer

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John Elder

Tom Elder

Mary Gordon

Bud Elder

Matt Elder

Ben Latta

Morgan Hastings

Sheriff Billy Wilson

Curley

Dave Hastings

Harry Evers

Minister

Henry Hyselman

Mr. Vennar

Charlie Bob Striker

Charlie Biller

Bondie Adams

Ned Ross

Directors

Henry Hathaway

Writers

Harry Essex(screenplay by)

Allan Weiss(screenplay by)

William H. Wright(screenplay by)

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7/10

When "John" (John Wayne) returns home for the funeral of his mother and to reunite with his three brothers, he sets the cat amongst the pigeons. It turns out that their ranch now belongs to gunsmith "Hastings" (James Gregory) and with their father having been shot in the back, they start to investigate. Now "John" is a notable man with a gun, so tensions heighten when "Curley" (George Kennedy) arrives in town as a bit of muscle for the ambitious "Hastings". It's all a little predictable this but it builds to quite an explosive denouement and there's an enjoyable degree of chemistry between Wayne and kid brothers "Tom" (Dean Martin) and the baby of the pack "Bud" (Michael Anderson Jr) who has a notion to put a marble angel on top of his mother's grave - that or an horse. What ensues delivers quite an entertaining western with plenty of shoot 'em ups, quite a menacing baddie and a pretty wimpish Dennis Hopper in there too. It's a solidly written and paced action adventure that showcases some of the less laudable elements of the pioneering spirit - with plenty of splinters.

Geronimo196726 Mar, 2024