Movie Description
Tonka
(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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Lewis R. Foster
- Producer : James C. Pratt
- Editor : Ellsworth Hoagland
- Cast : Sal Mineo,Philip Carey,Jerome Courtland,H.M. Wynant,Joy Page,Britt Lomond,Rafael Campos,Herbert Rudley,Sydney Smith,John War Eagle,Gregg Martell,Slim Pickens,Robert "Buzz" Henry,Jim Alderman,Alma Armstrong,Larry Baxter,George Bernier,Charles Biles,Myrtle Brashear,Claude Brennan,Tom Bride,Cliff Burdette,Lynn Burke,Monroe Carlson,Pat Castor,Armand Delmar,Leroy Ditmore,Jack Dusick,Chuck Fite,Stan Frank,Harold Green,Alvin Grimes,Johnny Guerin,O. Hensel,Wayne Houston,Wallace Lee Hug,Peggy Jaques,Renee Jaques,Leroy Johnson,Karl Kleint,Clem Klink,Eddie Little Sky,Bob Marx,Harry Miller,Jack Muhs,Gus Norin,Robert Patrick,Bob Patterson,Hugh Porter,Dallas Quick,Roland Ray,Morton Remmels,William 'Red' Reynolds,Rod Rosebrook,Gard Safley,Ed Saluskin,Walter Schenck,Alba Shawaway,Nettie Shawaway,Walt Smead,Jim Smith,Frank Stoul,Leland Thompson,Chester Von Pelt,Levi Van Pelt,Harry Welch,Conrad Well,Glenn Wright,Al Wyatt Sr.,W.C. Yeomans,C.R. Yount
Cast
White Bull
Captain Myles Keogh
Lieutenant Henry Nowlan
Yellow Bull
Prairie Flower
General George Armstrong Custer
Strong Bear
Captain Benteen
General Alfred Howe Terry
Chief Sitting Bull
Corporal Korn
Ace
Lieutenant Crittenden (as Robert Buzz Henry)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Ace's Man (uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Officer (uncredited)
Ace's Man (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Major Marcus A. Reno (uncredited)
Officer (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Indian Scout (uncredited)
Indian (uncredited)
Officer (uncredited)
Indian (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Child (uncredited)
Pioneer (uncredited)
Pioneer (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Dignitary (uncredited)
Spotted Tail (uncredited)
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Ace's Man (uncredited)
Dignitary (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Ace's Man (uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Scout (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Scout for Custer / War Dance Drummer / Indian (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Ace's Man (uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Indian Boy (uncredited)
Indian (uncredited)
Child (uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Orderly (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Trooper (uncredited)
Kellogg (uncredited)
Cavalryman (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleTonka
Status Released
Release Information
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1958-12-25
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 38m
Genres
- Adventure
- Drama
- Family
- Western