Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

From poverty to a president. A great American story!

6.1103 min
HistoryDrama

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 12/1/1942

Runtime: 103 min

Director: William Dieterle

Writers: John L. Balderston

Top Cast

Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Andrew Johnson

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Thaddeus Stevens

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Eliza McCardle Johnson

Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Maude Fisher

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Blackstone McDaniel

J. Edward Bromberg

J. Edward Bromberg

Coke

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Mordecai Milligan

Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Sam Andrews

Charles Dingle

Charles Dingle

Senator Jim Waters

Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Congressman Hargrove

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