Sons of Katie Elder

Pros: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Supporting Cast, Score, Story, Direction
Cons: I miss the Duke!

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) John Wayne, a star of many fine movies, including the Oscar winning Tr ue Grit, collaborated with director Henry Hathaway (The Desert Fox: Rommel, Kiss of Death, ...

Pros: John Wayne's presence, fine Bernstein score, great cinematography and action scenes
Cons: Meanders about a bit overmuch, cliched in parts

Of all the movie genres Hollywood has to offer, the one I tend to watch the least is the Western. Perhaps it's because I came of age in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a period in which very few "oaters" were released in theaters, or maybe it's because ...

Pros: Great classic western
Cons: there just aren't any in this one.

"The Sons of Katie Elder" has everything a western should. In the first place it's family oriented, fast paced, with some very good actors.
John Wayne does a crack-up job playing John Elder in this western spoof about a gunman coming home...