The Sons of Katie Elder (Widescreen): Amazon.ca: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, Michael Anderson Jr., Earl Holliman, Jeremy Slate, James Gregory, Paul Fix, George Kennedy, Dennis Hopper, Sheldon Allman, John Litel, Henry Hathaway, Hal B. Wallis, Joseph H. Hazen, Paul Nathan, Allan Weiss, Harry Essex, Talbot Jennings, William H. Wright: DVD

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John Wayne recovered from his first bout with cancer to appear in this 1965 film as the brother of Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, and Michael Anderson Jr. All four characters are wandering souls prone to trouble, but after the funeral of their frontier mother, they set out to avenge her death. Directed by Henry Hathaway (Wayne's director on True Grit), the film moves like a conventional, latter-day Western, with good performances from Wayne and Martin, who'd already costarred with the Duke in Howard Hawks's Rio Bravo. Nice support from Dennis Hopper (who had a legendary conflict with Hathaway on this film), Strother Martin, and George Kennedy. --Tom Keogh

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4.0 out of 5 stars John Wayne at his very best., Jun 10 2004

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Brad Cooper "Author of Guilty by Association" (Beckley, WV) - See all my reviews
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John Wayne always seemed to play the same hard-edged good guy in every Western, but there are enough subtle differences in each character to make each one different and each one enjoyable. The same is the case in this film, THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER.

In addition to John Wayne, classic actors such as Dean Martin, George Kennedy, and Dennis Hopper play key roles that make this movie a classic. Sure the action scenes are exactly what are expected, there are also several moments where you'll find yourself belly laughing! All in all, a classic.

A final note. If you don't fall out of your chair laughing when John Wayne hits George Kennedy with an axe handle...check your pulse.

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4.0 out of 5 stars John Wayne in his typical role, Jun 13 2003

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bixodoido (Utah, USA) - See all my reviews

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In this movie, John Wayne plays a character most of us who are familiar with his movies have seen before--a tough never-do-well man, too stubborn to stay out of trouble and too tender at heart to avoid ultimately doing the right thing. Wayne plays John Elder, the eldest son of the deceased Katie Elder, for whose funeral John returns home. Also returning are his three younger brothers: Tom (Dean Martin), Matt (Earl Holliman) , and Bud (Michael Anderson Jr.).

The brothers are prevented from mourning their mother adequately by a scheming entrepreneur named Hastings, who swindled the Elders' parents out of their ranch. It falls on the shoulders of the Elders to redress their mother's loss of the ranch, and try to earn enough money to force Bud to go back to college (that is what Katie wanted).

The plot of this movie is interesting enough--it is distinctly typical of John Wayne and yet innovative enough to not be a cookie-cutter type story. Most of the acting in the movie is poor, especially that of Hastings and his accomplice, Curly. The bad acting (Wayne's is not the best of his career, but not bad, either) is offset, however, by the great performance of Dean Martin, who never fails to impress me in Western roles. All in all, this is probably not a timeless Western classic, but it is good. Anyone who enjoys Westerns should be satisfied with The Sons of Katie Elder.

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of the Duke's best, Jan 7 2003

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As John Wayne got older it seemed his movies got better and better. The Sons of Katie Elder is no exception. The Duke is his usual heroic, brawling type with Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, and Michael Anderson Jr. as his brothers. The relationship between the four brothers is very believable especially as they do their "house cleaning." Good storyline with great ending with the ambush and confrontation in the Hastings gun store. Excellent supporting cast with Paul Fix, Jeremy Slate, George Kennedy, and Dennis Hopper in an early role. Well worth the money for DVD with widescreen presentation and the theatrical trailer

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4.0 out of 5 stars Imagination
The mystery of Katie Elder and her husband may have come from American history. Doc Holiday had a lady friend named "Big Nose Kate Elder"
I have often wondered if... Read more

Published on July 12 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Family
The Sons Of Katie Elder is one of my all time favorite films and my two toddler age sons love it as well. The film starts out with funeral of Katie Elder who raised 4 sons. Read more

Published on April 17 2002