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Tennessee Johnson
Release Date: December 01, 1942
| Year | : | 1942 |
| Slogan | : | «From poverty to a president. A great American story!» |
| Genres | : | History, Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hellfire Pictures |
| Director | : | William Dieterle |
| Producers | : | J. Walter Ruben, Irving Asher |
| Writers | : | John L. Balderston, Wells Root |
| RunTime | : | 103 mins. |
| Budget | : | 1042000 |
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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Main Actors
Van Heflin
Character : Andrew Johnson
Lionel Barrymore
Character : Thaddeus Stevens
Ruth Hussey
Character : Eliza McCardle Johnson
Marjorie Main
Character : Mrs. Maude Fisher
Regis Toomey
Character : Blackstone McDaniel
J. Edward Bromberg
Character : Coke
Grant Withers
Character : Mordecai Milligan
Alec Craig
Character : Sam Andrews
Charles Dingle
Character : Senator Jim Waters
Carl Benton Reid
Character : Congressman Hargrove
Russell Hicks
Character : Lincoln's Emissary
Noah Beery
Character : Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)
Robert Warwick
Character : Major Crooks
Montagu Love
Character : Chief Justice Chase
Lloyd Corrigan
Character : Mr. Secretary
William Farnum
Character : Senator Huyler
Charles Trowbridge
Character : Lansbury
Lynne Carver
Character : Martha Lincoln
Russell Simpson
Character : Kirby
Morris Ankrum
Character : Jefferson Davis
Dane Clark
Character : Wirts (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
Character : Captain (uncredited)
Jim Davis
Character : Reporter (uncredited)
Will Wright
Character : Alderman (uncredited)
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