The Sons of Katie Elder / The Shootist
2007 • Action/Western • Not Rated
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Principal Cast
Sons Of Katie Elder, The: Henry Hathaway directs the 1965 psychological Western The Sons of Katie Elder. Four sons reunite in their Texas hometown to attend t heir mother 's funeral. John (John Wayne) is the gunfighter, Tom (Dean Martin) is th e gambler, Matt (Earl Holliman) is the quiet one, and Bud (Michael Ande rson Jr.) is the youngest. They soon learn that their father gambled awa y the family ranch, leading to his own murder. The brothers decide to f ind their father's killer and get back the ranch, even though they are d iscouraged to do so by loca l Sheriff Billy Wilson (Paul Fix). Shootist, The: About ten minutes into The Shootist, Doctor Hostetler (James Stewart) te lls aging western gunfighter John Bernard Books (John Wayne) "You have a cancer." Knowing that his death will be painful and lingering, Books i s determined to be shot in the line of "duty". In his remaining two mon ths, Books settles scores with old enemies, including gambler Pulford (Hugh O'Brian) and Marshall Thibido (Har ry Morgan) and reaches out to new friends (including feisty widow Lauren Bacall and her hero-worshipping son Ron Howard).
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