6 Best Chief Thundercloud Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 9, 2026

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Chief Thundercloud was a Muscogee actor best remembered as the screen’s first Tonto and appeared in dozens of westerns through the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Ramona sees a half-Indian girl fall for a man against his family’s wishes, A Ticket to Tomahawk faces a cowboy against a sharpshooter, The Iroquois Trail joins an American scout with English troops, and The Senator Was Indiscreet panics a party with a tell-all diary. Wyoming and Santa Fe round out the list.

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Ramona (1936)

TMDB ★ 5.8

Chief Thundercloud is in this drama about a half-Indian girl raised in a wealthy household who falls for a man against his family's wishes while another suitor waits in the wings.

Directed by Henry King · 1h 24m · Rated NR

A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950) 02

A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Chief Thundercloud features in this western comedy about a cowboy hired to stop a railroad from reaching his territory who faces off against a determined rival.

Directed by Richard Sale · 1h 27m · Rated NR

The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) 03

The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Chief Thundercloud is in this William Powell comedy about a bumbling, corrupt senator eyeing the presidency who panics his party when his tell-all diary goes missing.

Directed by George S. Kaufman · 1h 28m · Rated NR

The Iroquois Trail (1950) 04

The Iroquois Trail (1950)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Chief Thundercloud appears in this adventure where an American scout and his Indian ally join forces with English troops fighting the French during the French and Indian War.

Directed by Phil Karlson · 1h 25m · Rated NR

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Wyoming (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Chief Thundercloud appears in this Wallace Beery western about a wanted man and his partner who head for Wyoming to escape the army and start a new life on the frontier.

Directed by Richard Thorpe · 1h 28m

Where to watch

Stream: TCM

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Santa Fe (1951)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Chief Thundercloud appears in this western about four brothers who fought together in the Civil War, go their separate ways, and reunite on opposite sides of a final showdown.

Directed by Irving Pichel · 1h 28m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.