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Tennessee Johnson (1942)

Overview

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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William Dieterle profile
William Dieterle

Director

Wells Root profile
Wells Root

Screenplay

Cast

Van Heflin profile
Van Heflin

Andrew Johnson

Lionel Barrymore profile
Lionel Barrymore

Thaddeus Stevens

Ruth Hussey profile
Ruth Hussey

Eliza McCardle Johnson

Marjorie Main profile
Marjorie Main

Mrs. Maude Fisher

Regis Toomey profile
Regis Toomey

Blackstone McDaniel

J. Edward Bromberg profile
J. Edward Bromberg

Coke

Grant Withers profile
Grant Withers

Mordecai Milligan

Alec Craig profile
Alec Craig

Sam Andrews

Charles Dingle profile
Charles Dingle

Senator Jim Waters

Carl Benton Reid profile
Carl Benton Reid

Congressman Hargrove

Russell Hicks profile
Russell Hicks

Lincoln's Emissary

Noah Beery profile
Noah Beery

Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

Van Heflin profile
Van Heflin

Andrew Johnson

Lionel Barrymore profile
Lionel Barrymore

Thaddeus Stevens

Ruth Hussey profile
Ruth Hussey

Eliza McCardle Johnson

Marjorie Main profile
Marjorie Main

Mrs. Maude Fisher

Regis Toomey profile
Regis Toomey

Blackstone McDaniel

J. Edward Bromberg profile
J. Edward Bromberg

Coke

Grant Withers profile
Grant Withers

Mordecai Milligan

Alec Craig profile
Alec Craig

Sam Andrews

Charles Dingle profile
Charles Dingle

Senator Jim Waters

Carl Benton Reid profile
Carl Benton Reid

Congressman Hargrove

Russell Hicks profile
Russell Hicks

Lincoln's Emissary

Noah Beery profile
Noah Beery

Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

Extra

Release Date

December 1, 1942

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,042,000.00

Production Company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logoHellfire Pictures logo

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Videos

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