Tonka (film)

Tonka, also known as A Horse Named Comanche, is a 1958 Walt Disney Western adventure film directed by Lewis R. Foster and starring Sal Mineo as a Sioux who survived the Battle of the Little Big Horn. 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

Production
Tonka was filmed in Bend and Madras, Oregon.