The Sons of Katie Elder
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Written by William H. Wright, Allan Weiss, and Harry Essex; original story by Talbot Jennings
1965/USA
Wallis – Hazan
First viewing/Netflix rental Many of the Western tropes were getting mighty tired by 1965 as were some of the stars. J read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 21, 2014
Although John Wayne was old enough to play the father, the dynamic between the sons of Katie Elder is a fun one, besides the fact that John Wayne and Dean Martin could never in a million years be brothers. Otherwise this is a relatively typical western with a menacing bad guy who has control of the read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 21, 2014
Although John Wayne was old enough to play the father, the dynamic between the sons of Katie Elder is a fun one, besides the fact that John Wayne and Dean Martin could never in a million years be brothers. Otherwise this is a relatively typical western with a menacing bad guy who has control of the read more
John Wayne had recently recovered
from lung cancer.
Katie Elder lived modestly in the frontier town of Clearwater. Her alcoholic, gambling husband lost their ranch in a poker game and was fatally shot (in the back) that same night. She made dresses and gave guitar lessons to earn the money to send read more
