Tonka

Dec 25, 1958

1h 38m

★ 6.3

The untold story behind the West's strangest legend!

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.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Family

Western

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Cast

White Bull

Sal Mineo

Captain Myles Keogh

Philip Carey

Lieutenant Henry Nowlan

Jerome Courtland

Yellow Bull

H.M. Wynant

Prairie Flower

Joy Page

General George Armstrong Custer

Britt Lomond

Strong Bear

Rafael Campos

Captain Benteen

Herbert Rudley

General Alfred Howe Terry

Sydney Smith

Chief Sitting Bull

John War Eagle

Corporal Korn

Gregg Martell

Ace

Slim Pickens

Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe is forced by the Indian-hating General Custer to react with violence, resulting in the famous Last Stand at Little Bighorn. Parrish, a friend to the Sioux, tries to prevent the bloodshed, but is court- martialed for "collaborating" with the enemy. Sitting Bull, however, manages to intercede with President Grant on Parrish's behalf.

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