Tennessee Johnson

Name: Tennessee Johnson
Director: William Dieterle
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1942-12-01
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Regis Toomey

Directed by William Dieterle

History

Drama

19421h 43m6.1

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.