Tennessee Johnson

From poverty to a president. A great American story!

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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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Creators

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William Dieterle

director

John L. Balderston

writer

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Wells Root

writer

Cast

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Van Heflin actor

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Lionel Barrymore actor

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Ruth Hussey actor

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Marjorie Main actor

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Regis Toomey actor

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J. Edward Bromberg actor

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Grant Withers actor

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Alec Craig actor Charles Dingle actor

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Carl Benton Reid actor

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Russell Hicks actor Noah Beery actor

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Robert Warwick actor

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Montagu Love actor Lloyd Corrigan actor

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William Farnum actor

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Charles Trowbridge actor

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Lynne Carver actor

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Russell Simpson actor

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Morris Ankrum actor