Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- William DieterleDirector
- Wells RootScreenplay
- John L. BalderstonScreenplay
- Herbert StothartOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Van HeflinAndrew Johnson
- Lionel BarrymoreThaddeus Stevens
- Ruth HusseyEliza McCardle Johnson
- Marjorie MainMrs. Maude Fisher
- Regis ToomeyBlackstone McDaniel
- J. Edward BrombergCoke
- Grant WithersMordecai Milligan
- Alec CraigSam Andrews
- Charles DingleSenator Jim Waters
- Carl Benton ReidCongressman Hargrove
- Russell HicksLincoln's Emissary
- Noah BeerySheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)