Tonka

Tonka

98 mins | Drama, Adventure, Family, Western | Dec. 25, 1958

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.

Tonka

98 mins | Drama, Adventure, Family, Western | Dec. 25, 1958

Tonka
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers
Original title Tonka
Directors Lewis R. Foster
Writers David Appel, Lillie Hayward, Lewis R. Foster

Cast

Sal Mineo

as White Bull

Philip Carey

as Captain Myles Keogh

Jerome Courtland

as Lieutenant Henry Nowlan

H.M. Wynant

as Yellow Bull

Joy Page

as Prairie Flower

Britt Lomond

as General George Armstrong Custer

Rafael Campos

as Strong Bear

Herbert Rudley

as Captain Benteen

Sydney Smith

as General Alfred Howe Terry

John War Eagle

as Chief Sitting Bull

Gregg Martell

as Corporal Korn

Slim Pickens

as Ace

Robert "Buzz" Henry

as Lieutenant Crittenden (as Robert Buzz Henry)

Jim Alderman

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Alma Armstrong

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Larry Baxter

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

George Bernier

as Ace's Man (uncredited)

Charles Biles

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Myrtle Brashear

as (uncredited)

Claude Brennan

as Officer (uncredited)

Tom Bride

as Ace's Man (uncredited)

Cliff Burdette

as (uncredited)

Lynn Burke

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Monroe Carlson

as Major Marcus A. Reno (uncredited)

Pat Castor

as Officer (uncredited)

Armand Delmar

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Leroy Ditmore

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Jack Dusick

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Chuck Fite

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Stan Frank

as Indian Scout (uncredited)

Harold Green

as Indian (uncredited)

Alvin Grimes

as Officer (uncredited)

Johnny Guerin

as Indian (uncredited)

O. Hensel

as (uncredited)

Wayne Houston

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Wallace Lee Hug

as Child (uncredited)

Peggy Jaques

as Pioneer (uncredited)

Renee Jaques

as Pioneer (uncredited)

Leroy Johnson

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Karl Kleint

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Clem Klink

as Dignitary (uncredited)

Eddie Little Sky

as Spotted Tail (uncredited)

Bob Marx

as (uncredited)

Harry Miller

as (uncredited)

Jack Muhs

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Gus Norin

as (uncredited)

Robert Patrick

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Bob Patterson

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Hugh Porter

as Ace's Man (uncredited)

Dallas Quick

as Dignitary (uncredited)

Roland Ray

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Morton Remmels

as (uncredited)

William 'Red' Reynolds

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Rod Rosebrook

as Ace's Man (uncredited)

Gard Safley

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Ed Saluskin

as Scout (uncredited)

Walter Schenck

as (uncredited)

Alba Shawaway

as Scout for Custer / War Dance Drummer / Indian (uncredited)

Nettie Shawaway

as (uncredited)

Walt Smead

as Ace's Man (uncredited)

Jim Smith

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Frank Stoul

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Leland Thompson

as Indian Boy (uncredited)

Chester Von Pelt

as Indian (uncredited)

Levi Van Pelt

as Child (uncredited)

Harry Welch

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Conrad Well

as Orderly (uncredited)

Glenn Wright

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Al Wyatt Sr.

as Trooper (uncredited)

W.C. Yeomans

as Kellogg (uncredited)

C.R. Yount

as Cavalryman (uncredited)