Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson (1942)

From poverty to a president. A great American story!

History Drama

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.

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  • Release Date: 1942-12-01
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Director: William Dieterle

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Van Heflin

      Andrew Johnson

    • Lionel Barrymore

      Thaddeus Stevens

    • Ruth Hussey

      Eliza McCardle Johnson

    • Marjorie Main

      Mrs. Maude Fisher

    • Regis Toomey

      Blackstone McDaniel

    • J. Edward Bromberg

      Coke

    • Grant Withers

      Mordecai Milligan

    • Alec Craig

      Sam Andrews

    • Charles Dingle

      Senator Jim Waters

    • Carl Benton Reid

      Congressman Hargrove

    • Russell Hicks

      Lincoln's Emissary

    • Noah Beery

      Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

    • Robert Warwick

      Major Crooks

    • Montagu Love

      Chief Justice Chase

    • Lloyd Corrigan

      Mr. Secretary

    • William Farnum

      Senator Huyler

    • Charles Trowbridge

      Lansbury

    • Lynne Carver

      Martha Lincoln

    • Russell Simpson

      Kirby

    • Morris Ankrum

      Jefferson Davis

    • Dane Clark

      Wirts (uncredited)

    • Jeff Corey

      Captain (uncredited)

    • Jim Davis

      Reporter (uncredited)

    • Will Wright

      Alderman (uncredited)

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