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Tennessee Johnson

From poverty to a president. A great American story!

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.

Genres: History, Drama

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Budget: $1,042,000 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 103 minutes

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Van Heflin

Played Andrew Johnson

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Lionel Barrymore

Played Thaddeus Stevens

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Ruth Hussey

Played Eliza McCardle Johnson

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Marjorie Main

Played Mrs. Maude Fisher

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Regis Toomey

Played Blackstone McDaniel

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J. Edward Bromberg

Played Coke

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Grant Withers

Played Mordecai Milligan

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Alec Craig

Played Sam Andrews

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Charles Dingle

Played Senator Jim Waters

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Carl Benton Reid

Played Congressman Hargrove

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Russell Hicks

Played Lincoln's Emissary

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Noah Beery

Played Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

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Robert Warwick

Played Major Crooks

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Montagu Love

Played Chief Justice Chase

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Lloyd Corrigan

Played Mr. Secretary

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William Farnum

Played Senator Huyler

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Charles Trowbridge

Played Lansbury

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Lynne Carver

Played Martha Lincoln

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Russell Simpson

Played Kirby

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Morris Ankrum

Played Jefferson Davis

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Dane Clark

Played Wirts (uncredited)

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Jeff Corey

Played Captain (uncredited)

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Jim Davis

Played Reporter (uncredited)

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Will Wright

Played Alderman (uncredited)

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