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1942

1 hr 43 min

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.

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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

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J. Edward Bromberg

Coke

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Grant Withers

Mordecai Milligan

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Alec Craig

Sam Andrews

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Charles Dingle

Senator Jim Waters

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Carl Benton Reid

Congressman Hargrove

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Russell Hicks

Lincoln's Emissary

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Noah Beery

Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

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Robert Warwick

Major Crooks

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Montagu Love

Chief Justice Chase

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Lloyd Corrigan

Mr. Secretary

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William Farnum

Senator Huyler

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Charles Trowbridge

Lansbury

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Lynne Carver

Martha Lincoln

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Russell Simpson

Kirby

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Morris Ankrum

Jefferson Davis

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Dane Clark

Wirts (uncredited)

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Jeff Corey

Captain (uncredited)

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Jim Davis

Reporter (uncredited)

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Will Wright

Alderman (uncredited)

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William Dieterle

Director

Al Shenberg

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John L. Balderston

Screenplay

Wells Root

Screenplay

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