Tennessee Johnson (1942)
From poverty to a president. A great American story!
103 min
Follows the tumultuous presidency of the 19th President of the United States, Andrew Johnson, whose story begins with his boyhood and early life. During the Civil War, Johnson remains a staunch Unionist and, upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln is assassinated, Johnson becomes the first U.S. President ever to be impeached.
- Release date
- December 1, 1942
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $1,042,000
Trailer
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
Crew
- William Dieterle · Director
- John L. Balderston · Writer
- Wells Root · Writer
- Milton Gunzburg · Writer
- Alvin Meyers · Writer
- J. Walter Ruben · Producer
- Herbert Stothart · Composer
- Harold Rosson · Cinematographer
- Robert Kern · Editor