Tennessee Johnson
William Dieterle1942-12-01
From poverty to a president. A great American story!
6.1
103 min
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.
Cast
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Van Heflin | Andrew Johnson | Unowned |
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Lionel Barrymore | Thaddeus Stevens | Unowned |
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Ruth Hussey | Eliza McCardle Johnson | Unowned |
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Marjorie Main | Mrs. Maude Fisher | Unowned |
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Regis Toomey | Blackstone McDaniel | Unowned |
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J. Edward Bromberg | Coke | Unowned |
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Grant Withers | Mordecai Milligan | Unowned |
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Alec Craig | Sam Andrews | Unowned |
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Charles Dingle | Senator Jim Waters | Unowned |
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Carl Benton Reid | Congressman Hargrove | Unowned |
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Russell Hicks | Lincoln's Emissary | Unowned |
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Noah Beery | Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.) | Unowned |
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Robert Warwick | Major Crooks | Unowned |
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Montagu Love | Chief Justice Chase | Unowned |
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Lloyd Corrigan | Mr. Secretary | Unowned |
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William Farnum | Senator Huyler | Unowned |
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Charles Trowbridge | Lansbury | Unowned |
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Lynne Carver | Martha Lincoln | Unowned |
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Russell Simpson | Kirby | Unowned |
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Morris Ankrum | Jefferson Davis | Unowned |
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Dane Clark | Wirts (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jeff Corey | Captain (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jim Davis | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Will Wright | Alderman (uncredited) | Unowned |