Movie

Tennessee Johnson

From poverty to a president. A great American story!

1942★ 6.4 · 91h 43mHistoryDrama

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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Cast

Jim Davis
as Reporter (uncredited)

Ruth Hussey
as Eliza McCardle Johnson

Van Heflin
as Andrew Johnson

Lionel Barrymore
as Thaddeus Stevens

Regis Toomey
as Blackstone McDaniel

Carl Benton Reid
as Congressman Hargrove

Lloyd Corrigan
as Mr. Secretary

Morris Ankrum
as Jefferson Davis

Dane Clark
as Wirts (uncredited)

Grant Withers
as Mordecai Milligan

Jeff Corey
as Captain (uncredited)

Will Wright
as Alderman (uncredited)