Tennessee Johnson (1942)

From poverty to a president. A great American story!

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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	Van Heflin	As: Andrew Johnson
	Lionel Barrymore	As: Thaddeus Stevens
	Ruth Hussey	As: Eliza McCardle Johnson
	Marjorie Main	As: Mrs. Maude Fisher
	Regis Toomey	As: Blackstone McDaniel

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Tagline:	From poverty to a president. A great American story!
Certification:	NR

Details

Genres: History, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 01 December 1942

Country: US

Runtime: 103m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hellfire Pictures

Budget: $1,042,000

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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)