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Tonka
Release: Dec 25, 1958
Runtime: 98 min.
Rating: 6.3 out of 10
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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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Jerome Courtland
(as Lieutenant Henry Nowlan)
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Britt Lomond
(as General George Armstrong Custer)
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Sydney Smith
(as General Alfred Howe Terry)
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Robert "Buzz" Henry
(as Lieutenant Crittenden (as Robert Buzz Henry))
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Alma Armstrong
(as Minor Role (uncredited))
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Monroe Carlson
(as Major Marcus A. Reno (uncredited))
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Eddie Little Sky
(as Spotted Tail (uncredited))
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Robert Patrick
(as Cavalryman (uncredited))
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William 'Red' Reynolds
(as Cavalryman (uncredited))
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Alba Shawaway
(as Scout for Custer / War Dance Drummer / Indian (uncredited))
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Leland Thompson
(as Indian Boy (uncredited))
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