Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother.Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother.Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother.
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- TriviaDean Martin later said of John Wayne, "Someone else would have laid around, feeling sorry for himself, for a year. But Duke, he just doesn't know how to be sick. He's recuperating the hard way. He's two loud speaking guys in one. Me, when people see me, they sometimes say, 'Oh, there goes Perry Como.' But there's only one John Wayne, and nobody makes any mistakes about that".
- GoofsJohn Elder fires 14 shots from a six-shooter without reloading.
- Quotes
John Elder: All we want to do is make you end up rich and respectable. You fight us every step of the way.
Bud Elder: I don't want to be rich and respectable. I want to be just like the rest of you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Dean Martin Show: Episode #1.2 (1965)
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Another winner from the Duke.
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.
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- Budget
- $6,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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