Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

From poverty to a president. A great American story!

1942 en 103 minutes

Rating: 6.389

Plot

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

Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Andrew Johnson

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Thaddeus Stevens

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Eliza McCardle Johnson

Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Maude Fisher

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Blackstone McDaniel

J. Edward Bromberg

J. Edward Bromberg

Coke

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Mordecai Milligan

Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Sam Andrews

Charles Dingle

Charles Dingle

Senator Jim Waters

Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Congressman Hargrove

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Lincoln's Emissary

Noah Beery

Noah Beery

Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Major Crooks

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Chief Justice Chase

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Mr. Secretary

William Farnum

William Farnum

Senator Huyler

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Lansbury

Lynne Carver

Lynne Carver

Martha Lincoln

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Kirby

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Jefferson Davis

Dane Clark

Dane Clark

Wirts (uncredited)

Jeff Corey

Jeff Corey

Captain (uncredited)

Jim Davis

Jim Davis

Reporter (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright

Alderman (uncredited)

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