Tennessee Johnson (1942)
December 1, 1942Release Date
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
December 1, 1942Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Tennessee Johnson is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Max Amazon Channel, Max
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Van Heflin
Andrew Johnson
Lionel Barrymore
Thaddeus Stevens
Ruth Hussey
Eliza McCardle Johnson
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Maude Fisher
Regis Toomey
Blackstone McDaniel
J. Edward Bromberg
Coke
Grant Withers
Mordecai Milligan
Alec Craig
Sam Andrews
Charles Dingle
Senator Jim Waters
Russell Hicks
Lincoln's Emissary
Carl Benton Reid
Congressman Hargrove
William Dieterle
Director
Noah Beery
Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)
John L. Balderston
Writer
Robert Warwick
Major Crooks
Montagu Love
Chief Justice Chase
Wells Root
Writer
Lloyd Corrigan
Mr. Secretary
Milton Gunzburg
Writer
William Farnum
Senator Huyler
J. Walter Ruben
Producer
Charles Trowbridge
Lansbury
Herbert Stothart
Composer
Lynne Carver
Martha Lincoln
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 1942
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingNR
Budget$1,042,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Tennessee Johnson is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by William Dieterle and written by Milton Gunzburg, Alvin Meyers, John Balderston, and Wells Root.
It stars Van Heflin as Johnson, Lionel Barrymore as his nemesis Thaddeus Stevens, and Ruth Hussey as first lady Eliza McCardle Johnson. The film depicts the events surrounding the Johnson's impeachment, and "presents its title character as Lincoln’s worthy successor who runs afoul of vindictive Radical Republicans."Like most U.S. historical films made during World War II, Tennessee Johnson has a strong underlying theme of national unity. The film depicts Johnson as a visionary who heals the rift between North and South despite the efforts of his shortsighted foes. In a climactic but fictional scene, he delivers an impassioned speech to the senators sitting in judgment of him, and warns them that failure to readmit the former Confederate states will leave America defenseless before its overseas foes. In fact, Johnson never appeared in person at his trial.