Tennessee Johnson (1942)
Follows the tumultuous presidency of the 19th President of the United States, Andrew Johnson, whose story begins with his boyhood and early life. During the Civil War, Johnson remains a staunch Unionist and, upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln is assassinated, Johnson becomes 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 |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lon Anthony | Costume Design |
| Sound | Herbert Stothart | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Irving Asher | Producer |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Production | J. Walter Ruben | Producer |
| Camera | Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Kern | Editor |
| Directing | Al Shenberg | Assistant Director |
