Overview

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.

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Cast

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.)