Tennessee Johnson (1942)
From poverty to a president. A great American story!
1942 · NR · 1h 43m · History, Drama
Genres: History, Drama
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.
Director: William Dieterle
Writers: Wells Root, John L. Balderston
Music by: Herbert Stothart
Cinematography: Harold Rosson
Editor: Robert Kern
Budget: $1M
Cast
Van Heflin as Andrew JohnsonLionel Barrymore as Thaddeus StevensRuth Hussey as Eliza McCardle JohnsonMarjorie Main as Mrs. Maude FisherRegis Toomey as Blackstone McDanielJ. Edward Bromberg as CokeGrant Withers as Mordecai MilliganAlec Craig as Sam AndrewsCharles Dingle as Senator Jim WatersCarl Benton Reid as Congressman HargroveRussell Hicks as Lincoln's EmissaryNoah Beery as Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)More like this
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