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6.1/10

Tennessee Johnson (1942)

NR | 1 Hours 43 Minutes

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. After Lincoln's assassination, Johnson becomes the President and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached.

Director: William Dieterle

The 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)

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