The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) 7.1
Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother. Director:Henry Hathaway |
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The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) 7.1
Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother. Director:Henry Hathaway |
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| John Wayne | ... | ||
| Dean Martin | ... | ||
| Martha Hyer | ... |
Mary Gordon
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| Michael Anderson Jr. | ... | ||
| Earl Holliman | ... |
Matt Elder
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Jeremy Slate | ... |
Ben Latta
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| James Gregory | ... |
Morgan Hastings
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| Paul Fix | ... |
Sheriff Billy Wilson
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| George Kennedy | ... | ||
| Dennis Hopper | ... |
Dave Hastings
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Sheldon Allman | ... |
Harry Evers
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| John Litel | ... |
Minister
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| John Doucette | ... |
Hyselman
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James Westerfield | ... |
Mr. Vennar
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| Rhys Williams | ... |
Charlie Striker
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The Elder boys return to Clearwater, Texas for their Mother's funeral. John the eldest is a well known gunfighter and trouble follows him wherever he goes. The boys try to get back their ranch from the towns gunsmith who won it from their father in a card game with which he was shortly murdered there after but not before getting through the troubles that come with the Elders name. Written by Christopher D. Ryan <cryan@direct.ca>
The first scene I think of when I think of this film is the sight of John Wayne belting George Kennedy in the mouth with a 2 by four.It hurts my jaw just to look at it,or even think about it.He deserved it,by the way,as John Wayne once again takes on the bad guys,this time with the help of three brothers,played by Dean Martin,Earl Holliman,and Michael Anderson,Jr.They are not perfect,themselves,mind you,but they feel they, as well as their late parents,were done wrong and set out to make things right again.As for Katie Elder,we never get to meet her,as the film begins with her funeral,but we are told so much about her,that by the end of the film we have painted a pretty vivid picture of her in our minds.This movie is very adventurous,as most Duke films are,sad at times and even takes the time to be comical in places.The film also makes me sad for the Duke personally,because,as some of you may know,that on a break from filming this movie,Duke discovered he was sick with cancer for the first time.This movie is indeed a must have for any John Wayne fan.