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, the movie depicts the fictional story of the Indian and US Cavalry owners of the titular horse.[2]
| Tonka | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lewis R. Foster |
| Written by | David Appel Lewis R. Foster Lillie Hayward |
| Based on | Comanche: Story of America's Most Heroic Horse by David Appel |
| Produced by | James C. Pratt John Lasseter |
| Starring | Sal Mineo Philip Carey Jerome Courtland Rafael Campos |
| Cinematography | Loyal Griggs |
| Edited by | Ellsworth Hoagland |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.5 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)[1] |
It was filmed in Bend, Oregon, and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, a division of Walt Disney Productions.
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
Production
Tonka was filmed in Bend and Madras, Oregon.[3]
References
- "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34
- Turner Classic Movies. Turner Classic Movies https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93575/tonka#overview. Retrieved March 28, 2021. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - "Filmed in Oregon 1908-2015" (PDF). Oregon Film Council. Oregon State Library. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
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