Tennessee Johnson(1942)

Name: Tennessee Johnson
Director: William Dieterle
Released: 1942-12-01
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Regis Toomey

12/01/1942 (US)History, Drama1h 43m

6.1

"From poverty to a president. A great American story!"

Overview

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.

William Dieterle

Director

Wells Root

Screenplay

John L. Balderston

Screenplay