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Tonka. (film) Tonka is a 1958 American Western film directed by Lewis R. Foster and starring Sal Mineo as a Sioux who survived the Battle of the Little Big Horn. The film is based on the book Comanche: Story of America's Most Heroic Horse by David Appel, and depicts the fictional story of the Indian and US Cavalry owners of the titular horse. [2]
Tonka: Directed by Lewis R. Foster. With Sal Mineo, Philip Carey, Jerome Courtland, H.M. Wynant. The remarkable and ironical story of a wild colt that changes owners around the time of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Lewis R. Foster
- 1958-12-25
Tonka. Rating: G. Release Date: December 25, 1958. Genre: Classics, Drama, Family, Live Action. White Bull is a young Indian brave who 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 it free.
- Lewis R. Foster
- Gregg Martell
Color (Technicolor) Film Length. 8,746ft (10 reels) In Dakota territory in the 1870s, White Bull, a young Sioux, proves his manhood by catching and training a wild colt he names Tonka. When a cruel cousin claims the horse as the privilege of rank, White Bull lets Tonka go. The horse ends up in the hands of a captain in the US cavalry about the...
Purchase Tonka on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Inspired by actual events, TONKA tells the story of the only survivor of the famed 7th Calvary who fought at Custer's Last Stand. Sal Mineo stars as White Bull, a young Indian brave who 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 it free. Tonka finally finds a home with Capt. Keogh and the 7th Calvary, and in 1876 ...
- Lewis R. Foster
- Sal Mineo
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 ...
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Lewis R. Foster. Director, Screenplay. Lillie Hayward. Screenplay. 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 ...
