Tennessee Johnson

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Van Heflin

Andrew Johnson

Age : 60 | Popularity : 8%

Lionel Barrymore

Thaddeus Stevens

Age : 76 | Popularity : 7%

Ruth Hussey

Eliza McCardle Johnson

Age : 93 | Popularity : 3%

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Maude Fisher

Age : 85 | Popularity : 4%

Regis Toomey

Blackstone McDaniel

Age : 93 | Popularity : 10%

J. Edward Bromberg

Coke

Age : 47 | Popularity : 4%

Grant Withers

Mordecai Milligan

Age : 55 | Popularity : 5%

Alec Craig

Sam Andrews

Age : 61 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	John L. Balderston Wells Root
Camera	Director of Photography	Harold Rosson
Art	Art Direction	Cedric Gibbons
	Set Decoration	Edwin B. Willis
Editing	Editor	Robert Kern
Directing	Director	William Dieterle
	Assistant Director	Al Shenberg
Sound	Original Music Composer	Herbert Stothart
Production	Producer	J. Walter Ruben Irving Asher
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Lon Anthony
Department	Role	Name

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