
The Elder boys return to Clearwater, Texas for their Mother's funeral. John, the eldest, is a well-known gunfighter and trouble follows him wherever he goes. The boys try to get their ranch back from the town's gunsmith who won it from their father in a card game, after which he was murdered. Troubles come, however, just because they carry the Elder name.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Elder boys return to Clearwater, Texas for their Mother's funeral. John, the eldest, is a well-known gunfighter and trouble follows him wherever he goes. The boys try to get their ranch back from the town's gunsmith who won it from their father in a card game, after which he was murdered. Troubles come, however, just because they carry the Elder name.
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| Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonA good, tough, unpretentious and gory little Western with a professional stamp and a laconic bite. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyHenry Hathaway's 1965 enjoyable Western was extremely popular at the box office--it was John Wayne's first movie after his bout with cancer. |
| Dispatch-Tribune NewspapersSteve CrumFun, often exciting Wayne western with great cast. |
| Village VoiceAndrew SarrisFollowing surgery Wayne wanted to prove he was still physically fit, and his role here certainly goes to great lengths to show it. Wayne rides, shoots, and fights as though the worst that had happened to him was a touch of the flu. |
| Apollo GuideJaime N. ChristleyThose who favour the big-hearted Americana and rolling landscapes of non-revisionist westerns could do far worse than this movie. |
| User ReviewSarah Abrilliant western, john wayne and dean martin on the same screen always a winner! |
| User ReviewLauryn Bmy favorite john wayne movie. pure entertainment. i own it. |
| User Reviewrob manother great movie from wayne and martin |
| User ReviewTara RMy absolute favorite western movie starring John Wayne whom I am almost related to. |
| User ReviewJoey SYou see one scene which is reminisant of lewis martin Comedy in this movie. |