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Tennessee Johnson (1942)
Directed by William Dieterle
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.
Rated NR | Length 103 minutes
Actors
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 | Dane Clark | Jeff Corey | Jim Davis | Will Wright