Tennessee Johnson
History | Drama
Release Date
December 1, 1942
Duration
103 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson's boyhood and covers his early life. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a staunch Unionist and upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln's assassination, Johnson becomes the President and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached.
Casts
Andrew Johnson
Van Heflin
Thaddeus Stevens
Lionel Barrymore
Eliza McCardle Johnson
Ruth Hussey
Mrs. Maude Fisher
Marjorie Main
Blackstone McDaniel
Regis Toomey
Coke
J. Edward Bromberg
Mordecai Milligan
Grant Withers
Sam Andrews
Alec Craig
Senator Jim Waters
Charles Dingle
Congressman Hargrove
Carl Benton Reid
Lincoln's Emissary
Russell Hicks
Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)
Noah Beery
Major Crooks
Robert Warwick
Chief Justice Chase
Montagu Love
Mr. Secretary
Lloyd Corrigan
Senator Huyler
William Farnum
Lansbury
Charles Trowbridge
Martha Lincoln
Lynne Carver
Kirby
Russell Simpson
Jefferson Davis
Morris Ankrum
Wirts (uncredited)
Dane Clark
Captain (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
Reporter (uncredited)
Jim Davis
Alderman (uncredited)
Will Wright
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