History Drama
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.
Directed by
William Dieterle
Dane Clark
Wirts (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
Captain (uncredited)
Jim Davis
Reporter (uncredited)
Ruth Hussey
Eliza McCardle Johnson
J. Edward Bromberg
Coke
Lionel Barrymore
Thaddeus Stevens
Lloyd Corrigan
Mr. Secretary
Charles Trowbridge
Lansbury
Regis Toomey
Blackstone McDaniel
Grant Withers
Mordecai Milligan
Will Wright
Alderman (uncredited)
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Maude Fisher
Carl Benton Reid
Congressman Hargrove
Morris Ankrum
Jefferson Davis
Charles Dingle
Senator Jim Waters
Montagu Love
Chief Justice Chase
Van Heflin
Andrew Johnson
Russell Hicks
Lincoln's Emissary
Noah Beery
Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)
Alec Craig
Sam Andrews
Russell Simpson
Kirby
William Farnum
Senator Huyler
Robert Warwick
Major Crooks
Lynne Carver
Martha Lincoln

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