The War Wagon Quotes

The War Wagon is a television show that first aired in 1970 . The War Wagon stopped airing in 1970.

It features Marvin Schwartz as producer, Dimitri Tiomkin in charge of musical score, and William H. Clothier as head of cinematography.

The War Wagon is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The War Wagon is 101 minutes long. The War Wagon is distributed by Universal Pictures.

The cast includes: Kirk Douglas as Lomax, John Wayne as Taw Jackson, Gene Evans as Hoag, Terry Wilson as Sheriff Strike, Keenan Wynn as Wes Fletcher, Bruce Cabot as Frank Pierce, Bruce Dern as Hammond, Don Collier as Shack, Howard Keel as Levi Walking Bear, Joanna Barnes as Lola, Robert Walker Jr. as Billy Hyatt, and Valora Noland as Kate.

The War Wagon Quotes

Kirk Douglas as Lomax

• (Kirk Douglas) "You got a bargain, Big Man."
• (John Wayne) "How's that?"
• (Kirk Douglas) "Two five-hundred dollar days for the price of one."

• (Kirk Douglas) "They're picking it clean. Why didn't you stop 'em?"
• (John Wayne) "Well, just how do I go about that?"
• (Howard Keel) "I'm afraid Taw's right, Lomax. They'll fight you."
• (Kirk Douglas) "Shut up, you Indian."
• (Howard Keel) "I know my people. To them it's flour."
• (Kirk Douglas) "Flour? What about the gold?"
• (Howard Keel) "As far as they know, it's just food."

• (Kirk Douglas) "Do you always wear a gun over your underwear?"
• (John Wayne) "Just lately."

• (Kirk Douglas) "What made you think I wouldn't kill you?"
• (John Wayne) "Curiosity."
• (Kirk Douglas) "Well, you're still alive. Now what's to keep you that way?"
• (John Wayne) "Money."
• (Kirk Douglas) "How much?"
• (John Wayne) "Your share will be over a hundred thousand."
• (Kirk Douglas) "That's what I've always said the world needs -- more simple understanding to bring people together."

• (Kirk Douglas) "Well, I guess you don't know about his new toy; a little iron-plated thing he calls "The War Wagon.""
• (John Wayne) "It takes an average shipment of fifty thousand in gold from Emmett to the railhead in El Paso 43 1/2 miles away."
• (Kirk Douglas) "Then there are a few guards --"
• (John Wayne) "Thirty-three of 'em. Twenty-eight outriders and five in the coach. Each man is armed with a Henry repeating rifle, two Colts and two hundred rounds of ammunition."
• (Kirk Douglas) "What's all this got to do with me?"
• (John Wayne) "We're going to take that wagon."
• (Kirk Douglas) "We are? Have you taken a look lately at the cemetery in Emmett? There's a bunch of cheap wooden crosses in one corner all kind of crowded in together. That's the tribute to the last fools who tried to stop The War Wagon. Like facts? A dollar fifteen for the casket, twelve cents for the crosses; Pierce foots the bill. A dollar twenty seven seems a poor price for a man's life; especially mine."

• (Kirk Douglas) "One condition."
• (John Wayne) "What's that?"
• (Kirk Douglas) "My time from now till the robbery costs you one hundred dollars a day -- if I fire my gun; five hundred."
• (Kirk Douglas) "Haven't got that kind of money."
• (Kirk Douglas) "I'll take a marker against your share of the gold."
• (John Wayne) "It's a deal."

• (Kirk Douglas) "Oh great, just great. I'm out a hundred thousand of my share, two thousand from Levi --"
• (Kirk Douglas) "Where are you going?"
• (Howard Keel) "Back to my people."
• (Kirk Douglas) "Now what am I supposed to do, live with the Indians for the next year and open up a bakery? And with Pierce dead, it doesn't even pay to kill you any more."

• (Kirk Douglas) "What's your pleasure?"
• (Joanna Barnes) "Stud."

• (Kirk Douglas) "You caused me a lot of embarrassment. You're the only man I shot, that I didn't kill."

• (Kirk Douglas) "Let me guess which one's your friend."

• (Kirk Douglas) "You know, Pierce upped the ante on you. You're worth twelve thousand to me -- dead."
• (John Wayne) "And a hundred thousand alive."
• (Kirk Douglas) "One's a gamble, the other's a sure thing."
• (John Wayne) "Lomax, nothing's a sure thing."
• (Joanna Barnes) "Precious?"
• (Kirk Douglas) "Well, I didn't feel much like shooting you this morning anyway -- partner."
• (John Wayne) "Neither did I -- precious."

• (Kirk Douglas) "How much is there and what did you do with it?"
• (John Wayne) "A hundred thousand. I hid it."
• (Kirk Douglas) "Where?"
• (John Wayne) "I'll let you know in about six months."
• (Kirk Douglas) "Six months? I want it now."
• (John Wayne) "Now it wouldn't be smart to start flashing gold dust around right after a robbery would it?"
• (Kirk Douglas) "What am I supposed to do in the mean time, huh?"
• (John Wayne) "Well, for one thing, you better make damned sure I stay alive."
• (Kirk Douglas) "That's a twenty-four hour a day job."
• (John Wayne) "That's your problem -- partner."

Don Collier as Shack

• (Don Collier) "Boss, you know the way they feel about each other, Lomax would probably ride all the way over here and kill him for nothin'."
• (Bruce Cabot) "Unless there's money in it, Lomax ain't goin' to do nothin' for nothin' -- and I want Taw Jackson dead."

John Wayne as Taw Jackson

• (John Wayne) "In four days, Pierce is going to make the biggest gold shipment ever made out of the territory; a half a million dollars."
• (Kirk Douglas) "How are we goin' to take it? With the Prussian army?"
• (John Wayne) "With three other fellas. Five of us."
• (Kirk Douglas) "Five. I'm kind of glad I didn't kill you tonight; you're funny as hell."

• (John Wayne) "The shells in here --"
• (John Wayne) "-- belong to him. You tell him he can come and get 'em -- any time."

• (John Wayne) "The plans have changed. The Kid wants to use nitro."
• (Kirk Douglas) "Nitroglycerine?"
• (John Wayne) "Which is in a safe that you'll have to open."
• (Kirk Douglas) "Forget it. I'm not gonna be anywhere near that drunk kid and nitro."
• (John Wayne) "Lomax, that cuts it. Nobody takes a half a million sittin' on their backside. You'll either quit acting like a prima donna or we'll call the whole thing off."
• (Kirk Douglas) "All right, but it'll cost you two thousand dollars more of your share."

• (John Wayne) "Did you know why Pierce wanted you to kill me?"
• (Kirk Douglas) "Sure, so he could legally steal your land once he found there was gold on it. You were a hard-working rancher defending your property, yet it's you who gets shot, framed and sent to jail. I always thought that was kind of amusing."
• (John Wayne) "Well, it's nice to find a fellow with a keen sense of humor."

• (John Wayne) "Where's Lomax?"
• (Keenan Wynn) "In Rondado -- at the Oriental Palace. Billy Hyatt's in Chabisco."
• (John Wayne) "Levi?"
• (Keenan Wynn) "He's down by Mesquitte with Colita's gang."
• (John Wayne) "What about the shipment?"
• (Keenan Wynn) "The big one's four days from now."
• (John Wayne) "Doesn't give us much time."

Robert Walker Jr. as Billy Hyatt

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

Bruce Cabot as Frank Pierce

• (Bruce Cabot) "Injuns don't blow bridges."

• (Bruce Cabot) "Get fresh horses; I want you in Rondado before sun-up. Find Lomax. I want him to kill Taw Jackson. I'll pay him anything he wants."
• (Bruce Dern) "You'd pay him anything, sir?"
• (Bruce Cabot) "I'll go for ten thousand."
• (Bruce Dern) "Hell, Mr. Pierce, we'd be willing to do it for a lot less than ten thousand dollars."
• (Bruce Cabot) "If you could. Lomax is the one man that can, so get moving."

Howard Keel as Levi Walking Bear

• (Howard Keel) "Dumb Indians."
• (John Wayne) "Looks like they're getting ready to move out."
• (Howard Keel) "They are. Squaws, old men, children; Pierce has starved them out. He'll have all the land now."
• (John Wayne) "What about Wild Horse?"
• (Howard Keel) "He and the warriors are stayin', but Pierce will hunt them down, too. Dumb Indians."
• (John Wayne) "And you're smart?"
• (Howard Keel) "Sure. Because I've learned to live in the white man's world and do what they do. Grab all you can, anytime you can."

Gene Evans as Hoag

• (Gene Evans) "Sheriff. Taw Jackson's back in town."
• (Terry Wilson) "You sure?"
• (Gene Evans) "Well, he's ridin' down the street right now, big as life."

• (Gene Evans) "Maybe prison took some of the starch out of you?"
• (John Wayne) "Maybe."

Keenan Wynn as Wes Fletcher

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