The Sons Of Katie Elder.
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The four adult sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas, in 1898 for their mother's funeral. The brothers want to do something for Katie's sake, and their plan is to send youngest son Bud to college, raising money through a sale of another man's herd of horses. Morgan Hastings, a gunsmith and rising entrepreneur, claims ownership of the Elders' rich ranch and house / outbuildings for his Hastings Gun Manufactory, saying he won it from their father in a game of cards. When Hastings learns about the brothers' investigations, he kills the well loved sheriff (Paul Fix
Credits
- Directed by
- Henry Hathaway
- Written by
- Harry Essex, William H. Wright, Allan Weiss
- Cast
- Martha Hyer, George Kennedy, Dennis Hopper, Dean Martin, John Wayne, Percy Helton, Paul Fix, John Qualen, Rhys Williams, Karl Swenson, Michael Anderson, Jr., Sheldon Allman, James Westerfield, Jeremy Slate, John Litel, Strother Martin, Earl Holliman …
- Produced by
- Hal B. Wallis
- Cinematography
- Lucien Ballard
- Music
- Elmer Bernstein
- Edited by
- Warren Low
Complete catalog record
The Sons Of Katie Elder. Hal B. Wallis. Released By Paramount Pictures Corp. 121 Min., Sd., Color, 35 Mm. Technicolor. Panavision. Based On A Story By Talbot Jennings. © Paramount Pictures Corp., Hal B. Wallis, Joseph H. Hazen & John Wayne; 24jun65; Lp30968.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, country, genre, description, credits, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q1219814 ↗
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