TMDb Rating
6.1/10
8 verified votes
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
HistoryDrama
103 min
"From poverty to a president. A great American story!"
Plot Summary
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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HistoryDramaWilliam DieterleVan HeflinLionel Barrymore1942
Director
William Dieterle
Top Cast
Van HeflinLionel BarrymoreRuth HusseyMarjorie MainRegis Toomey
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