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Feature film — 1958

Tonka (1958)

6.31h 38mAdventure — Drama — Family — Western

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.

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Director: Lewis R. Foster

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Cast & crew

Sal Mineo as White Bull

Sal Mineo

White Bull

Philip Carey as Captain Myles Keogh

Philip Carey

Captain Myles Keogh

Jerome Courtland as Lieutenant Henry Nowlan

Jerome Courtland

Lieutenant Henry Nowlan

H.M. Wynant as Yellow Bull

H.M. Wynant

Yellow Bull

Joy Page as Prairie Flower

Joy Page

Prairie Flower

Britt Lomond as General George Armstrong Custer

Britt Lomond

General George Armstrong Custer

Rafael Campos as Strong Bear

Rafael Campos

Strong Bear

Herbert Rudley as Captain Benteen

Herbert Rudley

Captain Benteen

S

Sydney Smith

General Alfred Howe Terry

John War Eagle as Chief Sitting Bull

John War Eagle

Chief Sitting Bull

Gregg Martell as Corporal Korn

Gregg Martell

Corporal Korn

Slim Pickens as Ace

Slim Pickens

Ace

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