Film

Tonka

1958 · 1h 38m · Adventure · Drama · Family

The untold story behind the West's strangest legend!

IMDb

6.2

Young Indian brave White Bull captures and tames a wild stallion and names him Tonka. But when White Bull's cruel cousin claims Tonka for his own and mistreats the horse, White Bull sets him free. Tonka finally finds a home with Capt. Keogh and the 7th Calvary, and in 1876, rides into the Battle of Little Big Horn with General Armstrong Custer, becoming its only survivor.

Sal Mineo

White Bull

Philip Carey

Captain Myles Keogh

Jerome Courtland

Lieutenant Henry Nowlan

H.M. Wynant

Yellow Bull

Joy Page

Prairie Flower

Britt Lomond

General George Armstrong Custer

Rafael Campos

Strong Bear

Herbert Rudley

Captain Benteen

Sydney Smith

General Alfred Howe Terry

John War Eagle

Chief Sitting Bull

Gregg Martell

Corporal Korn

Slim Pickens

Ace

Robert "Buzz" Henry

Lieutenant Crittenden (as Robert Buzz Henry)

Jim Alderman

Cavalryman (uncredited)

Alma Armstrong

Minor Role (uncredited)

Larry Baxter

Cavalryman (uncredited)

• Lewis R. FosterDirector · Screenplay
• Lillie HaywardScreenplay
• James C. PrattProducer
• Loyal GriggsDirector of Photography
• Oliver WallaceOriginal Music Composer
• Ellsworth HoaglandEditor

Release date

December 25, 1958

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

NR

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Family, Western

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