Charlton Heston and Susan Hayward are Andrew and Rachel Jackson in this wonderful biographical film.
Out on the frontier, Andrew falls for Rachel the first time they meet under difficult circumstances.
The plot, of course, is where the two married but soon learn that Rachel's first husband, Lewis Robards, never got the divorce and therefore the two are living in sin. For this period of time, this is a national disgrace.
The two are dogged by accusations of immoral doings during their lifetime.
As we know through history, Jackson lost the 1824 election by chicanery and was elected in a landslide 4 years later. His beloved, Rachel, lived to see him elected but the years of scandal, adversely affected her health and she dies before his 1829 inauguration.
Heston and Hayward were perfect as near examples of the American spirit during the very early years of our republic.
Out on the frontier, Andrew falls for Rachel the first time they meet under difficult circumstances.
The plot, of course, is where the two married but soon learn that Rachel's first husband, Lewis Robards, never got the divorce and therefore the two are living in sin. For this period of time, this is a national disgrace.
The two are dogged by accusations of immoral doings during their lifetime.
As we know through history, Jackson lost the 1824 election by chicanery and was elected in a landslide 4 years later. His beloved, Rachel, lived to see him elected but the years of scandal, adversely affected her health and she dies before his 1829 inauguration.
Heston and Hayward were perfect as near examples of the American spirit during the very early years of our republic.