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21/05/1953 Drama, Romance, Western 1h 36m
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They branded her adulteress!

Overview

The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, through his meeting with and subsequent marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards. The plot concentrates on the later scandal concerning the legality of their marriage and how they overcame the difficulties.

  1. Henry Levin

    Director

  2. John Patrick

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Susan Hayward

    Rachel Donaldson

  2. Charlton Heston

    Andrew Jackson

  3. John McIntire

    John Overton

  4. Fay Bainter

    Mrs. Donaldson

  5. Ruth Attaway

    Moll

  6. Margaret Wycherly

    Mrs. Robards

  7. Gladys Hurlbut

    Mrs. Phariss

  8. Carl Betz

    Charles Dickinson

  9. John George

    Spectator at Speech (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-01
Susan Hayward does quite well here as a married woman who has had enough of her husband. She decides that she wants to return to her mother’s (quite heavily fortified) Nashville home and luckily has Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston) on hand to see she isn’t interfered with. Their journey isn’t without peril though, and as they strive to avoid both her pursuing husband and and some marauding Indians, they start to fall in love. He has aspirations to make life better for the settlers, so starts up a militia to fight off the natives and with him already being a qualified lawyer, the couple s...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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