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01/12/1942 History, Drama 1h 43m
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From poverty to a president. A great American story!

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.

  1. William Dieterle

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Van Heflin

    Andrew Johnson

  2. Lionel Barrymore

    Thaddeus Stevens

  3. Ruth Hussey

    Eliza McCardle Johnson

  4. Marjorie Main

    Mrs. Maude Fisher

  5. Regis Toomey

    Blackstone McDaniel

  6. J. Edward Bromberg

    Coke

  7. Grant Withers

    Mordecai Milligan

  8. Alec Craig

    Sam Andrews

  9. Charles Dingle

    Senator Jim Waters

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,042,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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