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Tonka
The untold story behind the West's strangest legend!
Genres
AdventureDramaFamilyWestern
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
98 min
Release Date
1958-12-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
38
Vote Average
6.3
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Sydney Smith
General Alfred Howe Terry
John War Eagle
Chief Sitting Bull
Gregg Martell
Corporal Korn
Slim Pickens
Ace
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Lieutenant Crittenden (as Robert Buzz Henry)
Jim Alderman
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Alma Armstrong
Minor Role (uncredited)
Larry Baxter
Cavalryman (uncredited)
George Bernier
Ace's Man (uncredited)
Charles Biles
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Myrtle Brashear
(uncredited)
Claude Brennan
Officer (uncredited)
Tom Bride
Ace's Man (uncredited)
Cliff Burdette
(uncredited)
Lynn Burke
Minor Role (uncredited)
Monroe Carlson
Major Marcus A. Reno (uncredited)
Pat Castor
Officer (uncredited)
Armand Delmar
Minor Role (uncredited)
Leroy Ditmore
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Jack Dusick
Minor Role (uncredited)
Chuck Fite
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Stan Frank
Indian Scout (uncredited)
Harold Green
Indian (uncredited)
Alvin Grimes
Officer (uncredited)
Johnny Guerin
Indian (uncredited)
O. Hensel
(uncredited)
Wayne Houston
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Wallace Lee Hug
Child (uncredited)
Peggy Jaques
Pioneer (uncredited)
Renee Jaques
Pioneer (uncredited)
Leroy Johnson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Karl Kleint
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Clem Klink
Dignitary (uncredited)
Eddie Little Sky
Spotted Tail (uncredited)
Bob Marx
(uncredited)
Harry Miller
(uncredited)
Jack Muhs
Minor Role (uncredited)
Gus Norin
(uncredited)
Robert Patrick
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Bob Patterson
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Hugh Porter
Ace's Man (uncredited)
Dallas Quick
Dignitary (uncredited)
Roland Ray
Minor Role (uncredited)
Morton Remmels
(uncredited)
William 'Red' Reynolds
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Rod Rosebrook
Ace's Man (uncredited)
Gard Safley
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Ed Saluskin
Scout (uncredited)
Walter Schenck
(uncredited)
Alba Shawaway
Scout for Custer / War Dance Drummer / Indian (uncredited)
Nettie Shawaway
(uncredited)
Walt Smead
Ace's Man (uncredited)
Jim Smith
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Frank Stoul
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Leland Thompson
Indian Boy (uncredited)
Chester Von Pelt
Indian (uncredited)
Levi Van Pelt
Child (uncredited)
Harry Welch
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Conrad Well
Orderly (uncredited)
Glenn Wright
Minor Role (uncredited)
Al Wyatt Sr.
Trooper (uncredited)
W.C. Yeomans
Kellogg (uncredited)
C.R. Yount
Cavalryman (uncredited)
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