Tennessee Johnson
(1942)
December 1, 1942• 1h 43m
61%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
William Dieterle
Director
Top Billed Cast
VH
Van Heflin
Andrew Johnson
LB
Lionel Barrymore
Thaddeus Stevens
RH
Ruth Hussey
Eliza McCardle Johnson
MM
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Maude Fisher
RT
Regis Toomey
Blackstone McDaniel
JEB
J. Edward Bromberg
Coke
GW
Grant Withers
Mordecai Milligan
AC
Alec Craig
Sam Andrews
CD
Charles Dingle
Senator Jim Waters
CBR
Carl Benton Reid
Congressman Hargrove
