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Tennessee Johnson
"From poverty to a president. A great American story!"
6.1(8 votes)
1942
1h 43m
HistoryDrama
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.
Availability
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Production
Budget:$1,042,000
Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Hellfire Pictures
Languages
Original:en
Spoken:
English
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.)