Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

103 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 1, 1942

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.

Tennessee Johnson

103 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 1, 1942

Tennessee Johnson
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hellfire Pictures
Original title Tennessee Johnson
Directors Al Shenberg, William Dieterle
Writers Wells Root, John L. Balderston

Cast

Van Heflin

as Andrew Johnson

Lionel Barrymore

as Thaddeus Stevens

Ruth Hussey

as Eliza McCardle Johnson

Marjorie Main

as Mrs. Maude Fisher

Regis Toomey

as Blackstone McDaniel

Grant Withers

as Mordecai Milligan

Alec Craig

as Sam Andrews

Charles Dingle

as Senator Jim Waters

Carl Benton Reid

as Congressman Hargrove

Russell Hicks

as Lincoln's Emissary

Noah Beery

as Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

Robert Warwick

as Major Crooks

Montagu Love

as Chief Justice Chase

Lloyd Corrigan

as Mr. Secretary

William Farnum

as Senator Huyler

Charles Trowbridge

as Lansbury

Lynne Carver

as Martha Lincoln

Russell Simpson

as Kirby

Morris Ankrum

as Jefferson Davis