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Tonka (1958)

6.3 | Dec 25, 1958 (US) | Adventure, Drama, Family, Western | 01:38

The untold story behind the West's strangest legend!

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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Cast

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Sal Mineo
White Bull
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Philip Carey
Captain Myles Keogh
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Jerome Courtland
Lieutenant Henry Nowlan
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H.M. Wynant
Yellow Bull
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Joy Page
Prairie Flower
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Britt Lomond
General George Armstrong Custer
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Rafael Campos
Strong Bear
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Herbert Rudley
Captain Benteen
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Sydney Smith
General Alfred Howe Terry
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John War Eagle
Chief Sitting Bull