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Tennessee Johnson ()

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Biography of Andrew Johnson, who followed Abraham Lincoln into office and became the first President of the United States ever to be impeached.
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Andrew Johnson
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Thaddeus Stevens
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Eliza McCardle Johnson
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Mrs. Maude Fisher
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Blackstone McDaniel
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Coke
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Mordecai Milligan
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Sam Andrews
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Senator Jim Waters
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Congressman Hargrove
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Lincoln's Emissary
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Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)
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Major Crooks
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Chief Justice Chase
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Mr. Secretary
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Senator Huyler
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Lansbury
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Martha Lincoln
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Kirby
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Jefferson Davis
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Ernie Alexander ...
Wounded Man (uncredited)
Michael Audley ...
Wounded Man (uncredited)
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Man in Shop (uncredited)
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Captain Reporting Shooting (uncredited)
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Officer on Crutches (uncredited)
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Addie (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco ...
Demonstrator / Farmer (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Bellboy (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
Anna Chandler ...
Woman in Balcony (uncredited)
Cliff Clark ...
Delegate with Badge (uncredited)
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Wirts (uncredited)
Davison Clark ...
Senator (uncredited)
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Captain McGruder (uncredited)
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Captain (uncredited)
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Senate Spectator (uncredited)
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John Hay (uncredited)
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Vice President Breckenridge (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Man in Shop (uncredited)
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Man in Lobby (uncredited)
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Farmer (uncredited)
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Woman at Trial (uncredited)
Albert Godderis ...
Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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Senator (uncredited)
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White House Servant (uncredited)
Harrison Greene ...
General Grant (uncredited)
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Heckler (uncredited)
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Andy (uncredited)
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State Chairman (uncredited)
Tom Herbert ...
Lang (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Heckler (uncredited)
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Morley (uncredited)
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Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Hannibal Hamlin (uncredited)
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Farmer (uncredited)
Bob Ingersoll ...
Farmer (uncredited)
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Vice President at End (uncredited)
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Man in Lobby (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Hillbilly (uncredited)
Jerry Jerome ...
Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
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Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
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Heckler (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Hillbilly (uncredited)
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Senate Spectator (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Delegate (uncredited)
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Clemenceau (uncredited)
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Man in Lobby (uncredited)
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Amy (uncredited)
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Drunk (uncredited)
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Robinson (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ...
Deputy (uncredited)
Lee Prather ...
Heckler (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Drunk (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
Ruth Robinson ...
Woman at Trial (uncredited)
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Clerk with Newspapers (uncredited)
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Rat-Faced Man (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Doctor (uncredited)
Bob Stebbins ...
Bellboy (uncredited)
Francis Stevens ...
Admiral (uncredited)
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Man in Shop (uncredited)
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Heckler (uncredited)
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Austrian Ambassador (uncredited)
Henry Sylvester ...
Man in Shop (uncredited)
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Sergeant at Arms (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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James Patterson (uncredited)
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Man at Trial (uncredited)
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Alderman (uncredited)
Jack Zeller ...
Photographer (uncredited)

Directed by

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William Dieterle

Written by

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John L. Balderston ... (screen play by) and
Wells Root ... (screen play by)
 
Milton Gunzburg ... (based on an original story by) and
Alvin Meyers ... (based on an original story by)

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Irving Asher ... producer (uncredited)
Stanley Briggs ... assistant producer (uncredited)
J. Walter Ruben ... producer

Music by

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Herbert Stothart

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Harold Rosson ... director of photography

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Robert Kern ... (as Robert J. Kern)

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons

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Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

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Lon Anthony ... (costumes: men)

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn ... makeup designer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Al Shenberg ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Malcolm Brown ... associate art director
Hugh Hunt ... associate art director

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director

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Warren Newcombe ... special effects

Stunts

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Allen Pomeroy ... stunts (uncredited)
Duke York ... stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Daniele Amfitheatrof ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Murray Cutter ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Carl 'Major' Roup ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Sloan Nibley ... technical advisor
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Plot Summary

This biopic focuses on Andrew Johnson, the first American president to be impeached. Initially an uneducated drifter who stumbles upon a job as a tailor in a Tennessee town, Johnson is taught to read by librarian and future wife Eliza, who convinces him to enter a local election; from there he rises swiftly. However, after inheriting the presidency in the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, he finds himself on unsteady political ground.

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Taglines From Poverty to President A Great American Story! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Man on America's Conscience (United Kingdom)
  • Lo que siempre triunfa (Mexico)
  • 剣なき闘い (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Теннесси Джонсон (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Campeão da Liberdade (Brazil)
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  • 103 min
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Trivia There was a protest from some sectors that the film distorted the life of Thaddeus Stevens (who initiated the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson). Additional filming occurred in October 1942, but it is not known if it was because of these protests. One line in the script (Stevens referring to Lincoln as "the old ape") was eliminated. Still, the film treats Johnson much more favorably than it does Stevens. See more »
Goofs A key scene in the film depicts Johnson entering the Senate while it is debating his impeachment and removal from office, and making a major speech there in his defense. In reality, the actual President Johnson, despite his desire to confront his enemies in the Senate, never once entered or addressed that body during his impeachment trial. See more »
Soundtracks The Battle Cry of Freedom See more »
Crazy Credits The opening outline includes a disclaimer about historical facts being changed for entertainment purposes. See more »
Quotes Jefferson Davis: I must pronounce our solemn farewell. Under these circumstances, of course, my functions - and those of my colleagues - terminate here. We but tread in the path of our fathers when we proclaim our independence - and take the hazard, putting our trust in God, and in our own firm hearts - and strong arms - we will vindicate the right as best we may.
[looking slowly around the room]
Jefferson Davis: I see now around me some with whom I have served long; there have been points of collision. For whatever offense I have given, I ask forgiveness. Of whatever of offense there has been to me, I leave here. I carry with me no hostile remembrance. I go hence unencumbered of the remembrance of injury received, and having discharged the duty of making the only reparation in my power for any injury offered.
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Jefferson Davis: Mr. President; Senators - having made the announcement which the occasion seemed to me to require - it remains only for my colleagues and myself to bid you a final - adieu.
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