The Sons of Katie Elder
Dir: Henry Hathaway
1965
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The Sons of Katie Elder raises many questions. How old was Katie Elder when she had her first Child? How old was she when she had her last? Did they all really have the same Father? To ask such question though would be facetious. The Sons of Katie Elder is a likable but average Western and maybe even a little contrived towards the end. The film is not as great as the sum of its parts but it does have some pretty brilliant scenes. My favorite scene by far is of Dean Martin hustling a drink for he and his brother by using nothing but a glass eye. It would probably work too!