Tennessee Johnson
(1942)

From poverty to a president. A great American story!

Released: 1942-12-01

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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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Van Heflin

as Andrew Johnson

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Lionel Barrymore

as Thaddeus Stevens

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Ruth Hussey

as Eliza McCardle Johnson

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Marjorie Main

as Mrs. Maude Fisher

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Regis Toomey

as Blackstone McDaniel

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Grant Withers

as Mordecai Milligan

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Alec Craig

as Sam Andrews

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Charles Dingle

as Senator Jim Waters

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Carl Benton Reid

as Congressman Hargrove

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Russell Hicks

as Lincoln's Emissary

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Noah Beery

as Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

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Robert Warwick

as Major Crooks

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Montagu Love

as Chief Justice Chase

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Lloyd Corrigan

as Mr. Secretary

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William Farnum

as Senator Huyler

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Lynne Carver

as Martha Lincoln

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Morris Ankrum

as Jefferson Davis

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Wells Root

Screenplay

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Lon Anthony

Costume Design

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Herbert Stothart

Original Music Composer

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Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

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Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

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Harold Rosson

Director of Photography

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Al Shenberg

Assistant Director

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