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    Tennessee Johnson

    Tennessee Johnson

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

    1942

    1:43:40

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    Tennessee Johnson

    Genre

    History
    Drama

    Plot

    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.

    Director

    William Dieterle

    Writers

    Wells Root, John L. Balderston,

    Stars

    Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Regis Toomey,