Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson
Release: 1942-12-01
·Runtime: 103m
·★ 6.1
History
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Hellfire Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Ruth Hussey
as Eliza McCardle Johnson
Russell Hicks
as Lincoln's Emissary
Lynne Carver
as Martha Lincoln
Morris Ankrum
as Jefferson Davis
Regis Toomey
as Blackstone McDaniel
Robert Warwick
as Major Crooks
Charles Trowbridge
as Lansbury
Russell Simpson
as Kirby
Jeff Corey
as Captain (uncredited)
Lionel Barrymore
as Thaddeus Stevens
Charles Dingle
as Senator Jim Waters
Carl Benton Reid
as Congressman Hargrove
Noah Beery
as Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)
Montagu Love
as Chief Justice Chase
Dane Clark
as Wirts (uncredited)
Jim Davis
as Reporter (uncredited)
Will Wright
as Alderman (uncredited)
Van Heflin
as Andrew Johnson
Marjorie Main
as Mrs. Maude Fisher
J. Edward Bromberg
as Coke
Grant Withers
as Mordecai Milligan
Alec Craig
as Sam Andrews
Lloyd Corrigan
as Mr. Secretary
William Farnum
as Senator Huyler
