Adventure ·Drama ·Family ·Western · United States of America · 1958 · 1h 38m

Tonka

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Director
Lewis R. Foster
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
Crew
Loyal Griggs — Director of Photography Ellsworth Hoagland — Editor Oliver Wallace — Original Music Composer Lillie Hayward — Screenplay Lewis R. Foster — Screenplay James C. Pratt — Producer
Tagline

The untold story behind the West's strangest legend!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
little big horn
Key Collaborators
Lewis R. Foster Director Loyal Griggs Director of Photography Ellsworth Hoagland Editor Oliver Wallace Original Music Composer Lillie Hayward Screenplay Lewis R. Foster Screenplay James C. Pratt Producer
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