TMDb Rating
6.3/10
38 verified votes
Tonka (1958)
AdventureDramaFamilyWestern
98 min
"The untold story behind the West's strangest legend!"
Plot Summary
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.
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AdventureDramaFamilyWesternLewis R. FosterSal MineoPhilip Carey1958
Director
Lewis R. Foster
Top Cast
Sal MineoPhilip CareyJerome CourtlandH.M. WynantJoy Page
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