Tonka
The untold story behind the West's strangest legend!
1958 · 1h 38m · APPROVED Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
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Tonka
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.
Director and cast
- Sal Mineo as White Bull
- Philip Carey as Captain Miles 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 Cast
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