Tennessee Johnson
1942
From poverty to a president. A great American story!
- William Dieterle
- 1h 43m
- December 1, 1942 · United States of America
Overview
Follows the tumultuous presidency of the 19th President of the United States, Andrew Johnson, whose story begins with his boyhood and early life. During the Civil War, Johnson remains a staunch Unionist and, upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln is assassinated, Johnson becomes the first U.S. President ever to be impeached.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 1, 1942
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,Hellfire Pictures
- Cast
- Van Heflin,Dane Clark,William Farnum,Charles Dingle,Carl Benton Reid,Russell Simpson,Montagu Love,Regis Toomey,Jeff Corey,Ruth Husseyand 14 more
- Director
- William Dieterle
- Writer
- John L. Balderston,Wells Root
- Producer
- Irving Asher,J. Walter Ruben
- Cinematography
- Harold Rosson
- Music
- Herbert Stothart
- Budget
- $1,042,000
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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