Movie

Tennessee Johnson

★ 6.7/10 · 10 votes 1942 1h 43m Released

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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.

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