Tennessee Johnson (1942)
December 1, 1942Release Date
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
December 1, 1942Release Date


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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

Carl Benton Reid
Congressman Hargrove

Russell Hicks
Lincoln's Emissary

Noah Beery
Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

Robert Warwick
Major Crooks

Montagu Love
Chief Justice Chase

Milton Gunzburg
Writer

Lloyd Corrigan
Mr. Secretary

William Farnum
Senator Huyler

Charles Trowbridge
Lansbury

Lynne Carver
Martha Lincoln

Russell Simpson
Kirby

Morris Ankrum
Jefferson Davis

Dane Clark
Wirts (uncredited)

Jeff Corey
Captain (uncredited)

Jim Davis
Reporter (uncredited)
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Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 1942
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingNR
Budget$1,042,000
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Tennessee Johnson is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by William Dieterle. The screenplay was 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 impeachment trial.
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