The Sons of Katie Elder
“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.
Genres
Western
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Sons of Katie Elder performed
Budget
$6.5M
Worldwide Gross
$23.0M
Gross Profit
$16.5M
Return
3.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$4M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~50/50, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Western) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
John Elder
John Wayne
John Elder
Tom Elder
Dean Martin
Tom Elder
Mary Gordon
Martha Hyer
Mary Gordon
Bud Elder
Michael Anderson Jr.
Bud Elder
Matt Elder
Earl Holliman
Matt Elder
Ben Latta
Jeremy Slate
Ben Latta
Morgan Hastings
James Gregory
Morgan Hastings
Sheriff Billy Wilson
Paul Fix
Sheriff Billy Wilson
Curley
George Kennedy
Curley
Dave Hastings
Dennis Hopper
Dave Hastings
Harry Evers
Sheldon Allman
Harry Evers
Minister
John Litel
Minister
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