Tennessee Johnson
The tumultuous presidency of 17th-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.
William Dieterle
Casts & Crew
Van Heflin
Lionel Barrymore
Ruth Hussey
Marjorie Main
Regis Toomey
J. Edward Bromberg
Grant Withers
Alec Craig
Charles Dingle
Carl Benton Reid
Russell Hicks
Noah Beery
Robert Warwick
Montagu Love
Lloyd Corrigan
William Farnum
Charles Trowbridge
Lynne Carver
Russell Simpson
Morris Ankrum
Also Directed by William Dieterle
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