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Tennessee Johnson

From poverty to a president. A great American story!

6.1

1942•1h 43m

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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Cast

Photo of Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Andrew Johnson

Photo of Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Thaddeus Stevens

Photo of Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Eliza McCardle Johnson

Photo of Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Maude Fisher

Photo of Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Blackstone McDaniel

Photo of J. Edward Bromberg

J. Edward Bromberg

Coke

Photo of Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Mordecai Milligan

Photo of Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Sam Andrews

Photo of Charles Dingle

Charles Dingle

Senator Jim Waters

Photo of Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Congressman Hargrove

Photo of Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Lincoln's Emissary

Photo of Noah Beery

Noah Beery

Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

Photo of Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Major Crooks

Photo of Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Chief Justice Chase

Photo of Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Mr. Secretary

Photo of William Farnum

William Farnum

Senator Huyler

Photo of Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Lansbury

Photo of Lynne Carver

Lynne Carver

Martha Lincoln

Photo of Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Kirby

Photo of Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Jefferson Davis

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