Tonka is a 1958 American Western film directed by Lewis R. Foster and starring Sal Mineo as a Sioux survivor of the Little Big Horn Battle. The film is based on David Appel’s book Comanche: Story of America’s Most Heroic Horse.
Directed By: Lewis R. Foster
Starring: Sal Mineo, Philip Carey, Jerome Courtland and Rafael Campos
Revenue: $2.5 million (US/ Canada)
Synopsis:
The film tells the fictional story of the titular horse’s Indian and US Cavalry owners.