“From the four winds they came, the four brothers, their eyes smoking and their fingers itching...”
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.
Henry Hathaway
Hal B. Wallis
William H. Wright
Allan Weiss
Harry Essex
Lucien Ballard
Elmer Bernstein
John Wayne
John Elder
Dean Martin
Tom Elder
Martha Hyer
Mary Gordon
Michael Anderson Jr.
Bud Elder
Earl Holliman
Matt Elder
Jeremy Slate
Ben Latta
James Gregory
Morgan Hastings
Paul Fix
Sheriff Billy Wilson
George Kennedy
Curley
Dennis Hopper
Dave Hastings
Sheldon Allman
Harry Evers
John Litel
Minister
... and 18 more
John Chard
The Magnificent Four! John, Tom, Matt and Bud, these are the Elder boys, who upon meeting up at the funeral of their recently deceased mother, find that their father may have been murdered over a card game. The boys must cast off sibling rivalries and find out just what has been happening in thei...
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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 investig...
ABC Movie promo The Sons of Katie Elder 1970
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The Sons of Katie Elder - Trailer
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