Tennessee Johnson
From poverty to a president. A great American story!
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.
- Year: 1942
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: History, Drama
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hellfire Pictures
- Keyword: washington dc, usa, president, tennessee
- Director: William Dieterle
- Cast: Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Regis Toomey, J. Edward Bromberg