This movie has gotten some bad reviews and I can not understand why. It is funny, very tongue in cheek, with plenty of action. John Wayne is Taw Jackson, a man wronged by the bad guy, played by Bruce Cabot, and sent to prison. Now, out of said prison, Jackson teams with his old enemy played very ably by Kirk Douglas. They get some shaky sidekicks to help them rob the War Wagon, an armored wagon with a Gatling gun inside and many riders outside. Keenan Wynn plays a very jealous old man with a very young wife/woman that he apparently traded for. There is the explosives expert who is also an alky. Taw also enlists the aid of some local Indians to attack the wagon and force it to go where they want it. The Indians get some stuff but lose some warriors so I think they got taken advantage of in the movie, but hey it is a movie. All in all I think this is a very good movie.
Review of The War Wagon
