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24/06/1965 Western 2h 2m
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From the four winds they came, the four brothers, their eyes smoking and their fingers itching...

Overview

The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt businessman who wants to exploit the area around the town.

  1. Henry Hathaway

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Wayne

    John Elder

  2. Dean Martin

    Tom Elder

  3. Martha Hyer

    Mary Gordon

  4. Michael Anderson Jr.

    Bud Elder

  5. Earl Holliman

    Matt Elder

  6. Jeremy Slate

    Ben Latta

  7. James Gregory

    Morgan Hastings

  8. Paul Fix

    Sheriff Billy Wilson

  9. George Kennedy

    Curley

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-03-26
When "John" (John Wayne) returns home for the funeral of his mother and to reunite with his three brothers, he sets the cat amongst the pigeons. It turns out that their ranch now belongs to gunsmith "Hastings" (James Gregory) and with their father having been shot in the back, they start to investigate. Now "John" is a notable man with a gun, so tensions heighten when "Curley" (George Kennedy) arrives in town as a bit of muscle for the ambitious "Hastings". It's all a little predictable this but it builds to quite an explosive denouement and there's an enjoyable degree of chemistry between Way...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$6,500,000.00

Revenue
$23,000,000.00

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