Tennessee Johnson
“From poverty to a president. A great American story!”
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 19
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Edited by Robert KernShot by Harold RossonScored by Herbert Stothart
Box Office
1942 · Box office
Produced on a $1.0M budget
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$1.0M
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19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Van Heflin
as Andrew Johnson
Lionel Barrymore
as Thaddeus Stevens
Ruth Hussey
as Eliza McCardle Johnson
Marjorie Main
as Mrs. Maude Fisher
Regis Toomey
as Blackstone McDaniel
J Edward Bromberg
as Coke
Grant Withers
as Mordecai Milligan
Alec Craig
as Sam Andrews
Charles Dingle
as Senator Jim Waters
Carl Benton Reid
as Congressman Hargrove
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