Tonka
movie
The untold story behind the West's strangest legend!
Released December 25, 1958
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
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
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Sydney Smith
as
General Alfred Howe Terry
John War Eagle
as
Chief Sitting Bull
Gregg Martell
as
Corporal Korn
Slim Pickens
as
Ace
Crew
Lewis R. Foster
as
Director
Lewis R. Foster
as
Screenplay
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Lillie Hayward
as
Screenplay
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David Appel
as
Book
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Loyal Griggs
as
Director of Photography
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Ellsworth Hoagland
as
Editor
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Oliver Wallace
as
Original Music Composer
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Robert Emmet Smith
as
Art Direction
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James C. Pratt
as
Producer
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Harry L. Underwood
as
Camera Operator