Genres
Duration
103 min
Director
William Dieterle
Rating
6.1
Release Date
December 1, 1942
Tennessee Johnson
Original title: 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.
Tennessee Johnson cast
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Van Heflin
Character:
Andrew Johnson
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Lionel Barrymore
Character:
Thaddeus Stevens
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Ruth Hussey
Character:
Eliza McCardle Johnson
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Marjorie Main
Character:
Mrs. Maude Fisher
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Regis Toomey
Character:
Blackstone McDaniel
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J. Edward Bromberg
Character:
Coke
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Grant Withers
Character:
Mordecai Milligan
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Alec Craig
Character:
Sam Andrews
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Charles Dingle
Character:
Senator Jim Waters
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Carl Benton Reid
Character:
Congressman Hargrove
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Russell Hicks
Character:
Lincoln's Emissary
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Noah Beery
Character:
Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)
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Robert Warwick
Character:
Major Crooks
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Montagu Love
Character:
Chief Justice Chase
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Lloyd Corrigan
Character:
Mr. Secretary
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William Farnum
Character:
Senator Huyler
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Charles Trowbridge
Character:
Lansbury
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Lynne Carver
Character:
Martha Lincoln
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Russell Simpson
Character:
Kirby
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Morris Ankrum
Character:
Jefferson Davis
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Dane Clark
Character:
Wirts (uncredited)
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Jeff Corey
Character:
Captain (uncredited)
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Jim Davis
Character:
Reporter (uncredited)
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Will Wright
Character:
Alderman (uncredited)
