Tennessee Johnson (1942)
From poverty to a president. A great American story!
Follows the tumultuous presidency of the 19th President of the United States, Andrew Johnson, whose story begins with his boyhood and early life. During the Civil War, Johnson remains a staunch Unionist and, upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln is assassinated, Johnson becomes the first U.S. President ever to be impeached.
- Date of release
- 1942-12-01
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Director
- William Dieterle
Casting
- 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.)
Interesting facts
Tennessee Johnson is a 1942 American biographical film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by William Dieterle. The screenplay was written by John L. Balderston and Wells Root, from a story by Milton Gunzburg and Alvin Meyers.
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