Tennessee Johnson (1942)
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.
Director:
William Dieterle
Writers:
John L. Balderston, Wells Root.
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Van Heflin as Andrew Johnson |
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Lionel Barrymore as Thaddeus Stevens |
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Ruth Hussey as Eliza McCardle Johnson |
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Marjorie Main as Mrs. Maude Fisher |
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Regis Toomey as Blackstone McDaniel |
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J. Edward Bromberg as Coke |
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Grant Withers as Mordecai Milligan |
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Alec Craig as Sam Andrews |
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Charles Dingle as Senator Jim Waters |
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Carl Benton Reid as Congressman Hargrove |
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Russell Hicks as Lincoln's Emissary |
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Noah Beery as Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.) |
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Robert Warwick as Major Crooks |
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Montagu Love as Chief Justice Chase |
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Lloyd Corrigan as Mr. Secretary |
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William Farnum as Senator Huyler |
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Charles Trowbridge as Lansbury |
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Lynne Carver as Martha Lincoln |
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Russell Simpson as Kirby |
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Morris Ankrum as Jefferson Davis |
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Dane Clark as Wirts (uncredited) |
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Jeff Corey as Captain (uncredited) |
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Jim Davis as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Will Wright as Alderman (uncredited) |
| Directing | William Dieterle | Director |
| Writing | John L. Balderston | Screenplay |
| Writing | Wells Root | Screenplay |
| Production | J. Walter Ruben | Producer |
| Production | Irving Asher | Producer |
| Sound | Herbert Stothart | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Kern | Editor |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lon Anthony | Costume Design |
| Directing | Al Shenberg | Assistant Director |
