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Tennessee Johnson

6.719421h 43mNRMovieHistoryDrama

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…

DirectorWilliam Dieterle
WritersWells Root·John L. Balderston
ProducersIrving Asher·J. Walter Ruben

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Cast · Directed by William Dieterle

VHVan Heflin
Van Heflin
Andrew Johnson
LBLionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Thaddeus Stevens
RHRuth Hussey
Ruth Hussey
Eliza McCardle Johnson
MMMarjorie Main
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Maude Fisher
RTRegis Toomey
Regis Toomey
Blackstone McDaniel
JBJ. Edward Bromberg
J. Edward Bromberg
Coke
GWGrant Withers
Grant Withers
Mordecai Milligan
ACAlec Craig
Alec Craig
Sam Andrews
CDCharles Dingle
Charles Dingle
Senator Jim Waters
CRCarl Benton Reid
Carl Benton Reid
Congressman Hargrove
RHRussell Hicks
Russell Hicks
Lincoln's Emissary
NBNoah Beery
Noah Beery
Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

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