They should have tried to address the huge age gap between John and Bud Elder. John Wayne was clearly far too old to play one of the brothers, and Dean Martin was obviously of Italian descent and looked nothing like the others. Martin was a medicore actor and played his part for laughs, when a more serious performance was required. The actor playing Bud was terrible, it's such a shame they did not cast Tommy Kirk as originally intended. Sadly Earl Holliman made little impression as the third brother.
Review of The Sons of Katie Elder
