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.
Full Cast of Tonka
Sydney Smith
as General Alfred Howe Terry
Jim Alderman
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Alma Armstrong
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Larry Baxter
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
George Bernier
as Ace's Man (uncredited)
Charles Biles
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Myrtle Brashear
as (uncredited)
Claude Brennan
as Officer (uncredited)
Tom Bride
as Ace's Man (uncredited)
Cliff Burdette
as (uncredited)
Lynn Burke
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Monroe Carlson
as Major Marcus A. Reno (uncredited)
Pat Castor
as Officer (uncredited)
Armand Delmar
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Leroy Ditmore
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Jack Dusick
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Chuck Fite
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Stan Frank
as Indian Scout (uncredited)
Harold Green
as Indian (uncredited)
Alvin Grimes
as Officer (uncredited)
Johnny Guerin
as Indian (uncredited)
Wayne Houston
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Wallace Lee Hug
as Child (uncredited)
Peggy Jaques
as Pioneer (uncredited)
Renee Jaques
as Pioneer (uncredited)
Leroy Johnson
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Karl Kleint
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Clem Klink
as Dignitary (uncredited)
Harry Miller
as (uncredited)
Jack Muhs
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Patrick
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Bob Patterson
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Hugh Porter
as Ace's Man (uncredited)
Dallas Quick
as Dignitary (uncredited)
Roland Ray
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Morton Remmels
as (uncredited)
William 'Red' Reynolds
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Rod Rosebrook
as Ace's Man (uncredited)
Gard Safley
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Ed Saluskin
as Scout (uncredited)
Walter Schenck
as (uncredited)
Alba Shawaway
as Scout for Custer / War Dance Drummer / Indian (uncredited)
Nettie Shawaway
as (uncredited)
Walt Smead
as Ace's Man (uncredited)
Jim Smith
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Frank Stoul
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Leland Thompson
as Indian Boy (uncredited)
Chester Von Pelt
as Indian (uncredited)
Levi Van Pelt
as Child (uncredited)
Harry Welch
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Conrad Well
as Orderly (uncredited)
Glenn Wright
as Minor Role (uncredited)
W.C. Yeomans
as Kellogg (uncredited)
C.R. Yount
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
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