Tennessee Johnson

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Release date: December 01, 1942
Duration: 103 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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Van Heflin
Andrew Johnson
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Lionel Barrymore
Thaddeus Stevens
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Ruth Hussey
Eliza McCardle Johnson
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Marjorie Main
Mrs. Maude Fisher
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Regis Toomey
Blackstone McDaniel