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Tennessee Johnson

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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.

Date: 12/01/1942
Rating: 6.1
Cast: 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

Van Heflin as Andrew Johnson in Tennessee Johnson Van Heflin

Lionel Barrymore as Thaddeus Stevens in Tennessee Johnson Lionel Barrymore

Ruth Hussey as Eliza McCardle Johnson in Tennessee Johnson Ruth Hussey

Marjorie Main as Mrs. Maude Fisher in Tennessee Johnson Marjorie Main

Regis Toomey as Blackstone McDaniel in Tennessee Johnson Regis Toomey

J. Edward Bromberg as Coke in Tennessee Johnson J. Edward Bromberg

Grant Withers as Mordecai Milligan in Tennessee Johnson Grant Withers

Alec Craig as Sam Andrews in Tennessee Johnson Alec Craig

Charles Dingle as Senator Jim Waters in Tennessee Johnson Charles Dingle

Carl Benton Reid as Congressman Hargrove in Tennessee Johnson Carl Benton Reid

Russell Hicks as Lincoln's Emissary in Tennessee Johnson Russell Hicks