Tennessee Johnson

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Director :

William Dieterle

Cast :

Van HeflinLionel BarrymoreRuth HusseyMarjorie MainRegis ToomeyJ. Edward BrombergGrant WithersAlec CraigCharles DingleCarl Benton Reid

Genre :

HistoryDrama

Release :

1942-12-01

Description :

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.