Tonka

Tonka (1958)

Released: 1958-12-25 Duration: 1hr 38min
Rating 6.3
The untold story behind the West's strangest legend!

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 5.602

Directed By

Lewis R. Foster

Crew

Director
Lewis R. Foster
Screenplay
Lillie Hayward
Screenplay
Lewis R. Foster
Original Music Composer
Oliver Wallace
Director of Photography
Loyal Griggs
Producer
James C. Pratt
Art Direction
Robert Emmet Smith
Camera Operator
Harry L. Underwood

TOP CAST

Sal Mineo
Sal Mineo

White Bull

Philip Carey
Philip Carey

Captain Myles Keogh

Jerome Courtland
Jerome Courtland

Lieutenant Henry Nowlan

H.M. Wynant
H.M. Wynant

Yellow Bull

Joy Page
Joy Page

Prairie Flower

Britt Lomond
Britt Lomond

General George Armstrong Custer

Rafael Campos
Rafael Campos

Strong Bear

Herbert Rudley
Herbert Rudley

Captain Benteen

Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith

General Alfred Howe Terry

John War Eagle
John War Eagle

Chief Sitting Bull

Gregg Martell
Gregg Martell

Corporal Korn

Robert "Buzz" Henry
Robert "Buzz" Henry

Lieutenant Crittenden (as Robert Buzz Henry)

Jim Alderman
Jim Alderman

Cavalryman (uncredited)

Alma Armstrong
Alma Armstrong

Minor Role (uncredited)

Larry Baxter
Larry Baxter

Cavalryman (uncredited)

George Bernier
George Bernier

Ace's Man (uncredited)

Charles Biles
Charles Biles

Cavalryman (uncredited)

Myrtle Brashear
Myrtle Brashear

(uncredited)

Claude Brennan
Claude Brennan

Officer (uncredited)

Tom Bride
Tom Bride

Ace's Man (uncredited)

Cliff Burdette
Cliff Burdette

(uncredited)

Lynn Burke
Lynn Burke

Minor Role (uncredited)

Monroe Carlson
Monroe Carlson

Major Marcus A. Reno (uncredited)

Pat Castor
Pat Castor

Officer (uncredited)

Armand Delmar
Armand Delmar

Minor Role (uncredited)

Leroy Ditmore
Leroy Ditmore

Cavalryman (uncredited)

Jack Dusick
Jack Dusick

Minor Role (uncredited)

Chuck Fite
Chuck Fite

Cavalryman (uncredited)

Stan Frank
Stan Frank

Indian Scout (uncredited)

Harold Green
Harold Green

Indian (uncredited)

Alvin Grimes
Alvin Grimes

Officer (uncredited)

Johnny Guerin
Johnny Guerin

Indian (uncredited)

O. Hensel
O. Hensel

(uncredited)

Wayne Houston
Wayne Houston

Cavalryman (uncredited)

Wallace Lee Hug
Wallace Lee Hug

Child (uncredited)

Peggy Jaques
Peggy Jaques

Pioneer (uncredited)

Renee Jaques
Renee Jaques

Pioneer (uncredited)

Leroy Johnson
Leroy Johnson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Karl Kleint
Karl Kleint

Cavalryman (uncredited)

Clem Klink
Clem Klink

Dignitary (uncredited)

Eddie Little Sky
Eddie Little Sky

Spotted Tail (uncredited)

Bob Marx
Bob Marx

(uncredited)

Harry Miller
Harry Miller

(uncredited)

Jack Muhs
Jack Muhs

Minor Role (uncredited)

Gus Norin
Gus Norin

(uncredited)

Robert Patrick
Robert Patrick

Cavalryman (uncredited)

Bob Patterson
Bob Patterson

Cavalryman (uncredited)

Hugh Porter
Hugh Porter

Ace's Man (uncredited)

Dallas Quick
Dallas Quick

Dignitary (uncredited)

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