Tonka

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Family

Western

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

Revenue

Runtime

98 min

Release Date

1958-12-25

Status

Released

Vote Count

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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