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The War Wagon (1967) was a Action - Western Film directed by Burt Kennedy and produced by Marvin Schwartz.

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Western RoundUp: The War Wagon (1967)

By Laura Grieve on Sep 27, 2026 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

The War Wagon (1967) John Wayne has always been one of my favorite actors, as reflected in past columns such as John Wayne Favorites. Still, there are a number of Wayne films I?ve never seen, particularly from among his later films. One of those titles was The War Wagon (1967), which I?... Read full article


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Billy Hyatt: Say, ah, how come you're married to Wes?
Kate: I ain't really. He bartered me.
Billy Hyatt: Bartered you?
Kate: My folks traded me for twenty dollars and a horse. They's poor.
Billy Hyatt: Me, I'd call that a lot worse than poor.
Kate: Ain't much never mind. 'Bout the same here as it was with them. Get your work done, keep your mouth shut.
Billy Hyatt: Twenty dollars and a horse. Seems to me you'd be worth... a little more than that.


Lomax: You know, Pierce upped the ante on you. You're worth twelve thousand to me... dead.
Taw Jackson: And a hundred thousand alive.
Lomax: One's a gamble, the other's a sure thing.
Taw Jackson: Lomax, nothing's a sure thing.
Lola: [from the bedroom] Precious?
Lomax: Well, I didn't feel much like shooting you this morning anyway... partner.
Taw Jackson: Neither did I... precious.


[flirting during a poker game]
Lomax: What's your pleasure?
Lola: Stud.


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According to the production notes on the 2003 DVD release, Keenan Wynn's battered hat that he wears in the picture was Leslie Howard's Confederate cavalry hat from Gone With the Wind which Wynn purloined from MGM. Wynn first wore the hat in a 1942 MGM screen test and "wore it in every picture he made".
Although Keenan Wynn plays the crazy old man, he was in fact nine years younger than John Wayne.
As Lomax is riding into Chabisco, the music coming from the saloon is an instrumental version of "The Ballad of the War Wagon."
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