Tonka
The untold story behind the West's strangest legend!
1958 | 98m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Lewis R. Foster |
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| Writer: | Lewis R. Foster, David Appel, Lillie Hayward |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1958 |
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| Director: | Lewis R. Foster |
| Writer: | Lewis R. Foster, David Appel, Lillie Hayward |
| Genres: | Family, Adventure, Drama, Western |
| Keywords | little big horn |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lewis R. Foster | Screenplay, Director |
| David Appel | Book |
| Lillie Hayward | Screenplay |
| Oliver Wallace | Original Music Composer |
| Loyal Griggs | Director of Photography |
| Harry L. Underwood | Camera Operator |
| Robert Emmet Smith | Art Direction |
| Ellsworth Hoagland | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| James C. Pratt | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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