Tennessee Johnson (1942)
From poverty to a president. A great American story!
Follows the tumultuous presidency of the 19th President of the United States, Andrew Johnson, whose story begins with his boyhood and early life. During the Civil War, Johnson remains a staunch Unionist and, upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln is assassinated, Johnson becomes the first U.S. President ever to be impeached.
Rated
NR
Year
1942
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
1 December 1942
TMDB
5.8 (10)
CineVerse
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Van Heflin
Andrew Johnson
Lionel Barrymore
Thaddeus Stevens
Ruth Hussey
Eliza McCardle Johnson
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Maude Fisher
Regis Toomey
Blackstone McDaniel
J. Edward Bromberg
Coke
Grant Withers
Mordecai Milligan
Alec Craig
Sam Andrews
Charles Dingle
Senator Jim Waters
Carl Benton Reid
Congressman Hargrove
Russell Hicks
Lincoln's Emissary
Noah Beery
Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)
Robert Warwick
Major Crooks
Montagu Love
Chief Justice Chase
Lloyd Corrigan
Mr. Secretary
William Farnum
Senator Huyler
Charles Trowbridge
Lansbury
Lynne Carver
Martha Lincoln
Russell Simpson
Kirby
Morris Ankrum
Jefferson Davis
Dane Clark
Wirts (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
Captain (uncredited)
Jim Davis
Reporter (uncredited)
Will Wright
Alderman (uncredited)
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