Synopsis

Katie Elder bore four sons. The day she was buried they all return to the Texas town of Clearwater to pay their last respects. John (John Wayne) is the oldest, the toughest, the gunslinger. Tom (Dean Martin) is a different breed. He is good with a deck of cards and good with a gun when he has to be. Matt (Earl Holliman) is the quiet one. Nobody ever called him yellow. Bud (Michael Anderson) is the youngest. Whatever hopes for respectability of the Elder name has lie with him. They find the ranch is no longer hers and that she was penniless. The Sheriff warns the Elders to stay out of trouble, but they soon realize that the only tribute to Ma Elder would be to find out the truth.