Tennessee Johnson

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.

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  Van Heflin

  Andrew Johnson
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  Lionel Barrymore

  Thaddeus Stevens
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  Ruth Hussey

  Eliza McCardle Johnson
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  Marjorie Main

  Mrs. Maude Fisher
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  Regis Toomey

  Blackstone McDaniel
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  J. Edward Bromberg

  Coke
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  Grant Withers

  Mordecai Milligan
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  Alec Craig

  Sam Andrews
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  Charles Dingle

  Senator Jim Waters
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  Carl Benton Reid

  Congressman Hargrove