Tonka (1958)

6.3/10 98 min Adventure Drama Family Western

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.

Cast

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

John War Eagle

Chief Sitting Bull

Gregg Martell

Corporal Korn

Slim Pickens

Ace

Robert "Buzz" Henry

Lieutenant Crittenden (as Robert Buzz Henry)

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