Tonka (film)

Tonka
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lewis R. Foster
Written by	David Appel Lewis R. Foster Lillie Hayward
Produced by	James C. Pratt
Starring	Sal Mineo Philip Carey Jerome Courtland Rafael Campos H.M. Wynant Joy Page Britt Lomond Herbert Rudley Sydney Smith John War Eagle Gregg Martel Slim Pickens Robert 'Buzz' Henry
Cinematography	Loyal Griggs
Edited by	Ellsworth Hoagland
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	December 25, 1958 (1958-12-25)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2.5 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)

Tonka is a 1958 Walt Disney Western adventure film about the US cavalry horse that survived the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Also released under the title A Horse Named Comanche, it stars Sal Mineo as a Sioux who fought there. It was filmed in Bend, Oregon, and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution.

The film is based on the book Comanche: Story of America's Most Heroic Horse by David Appel, which tells an imaginary story of the Indian and US Cavalry owners of the horse of the title.

Cast

• Sal Mineo as White Bull
• Philip Carey as Captain Myles Keogh
• Jerome Courtland as Lieutenant Henry Nowlan
• Rafael Campos as Strong Bear
• H.M. Wynant as Yellow Bear
• Joy Page as Prairie Flower
• Britt Lomond as General George Custer
• Herbert Rudley as Captain Frederick Benteen
• Sydney Smith as General Alfred Terry
• John War Eagle as Chief Sitting Bull
• Gregg Martell as Corporal Korn
• Slim Pickens as Ace
• Robert "Buzz" Henry as Lieutenant Crittenden
• Eddie Little Sky as Spotted Tail

External links

• Official website
• Tonka at IMDb