Tennessee Johnson
- Movies
- 1942-12-01
- EN
- Released
- 2h 43m
- US
- History - Drama
- Budget: $1,042,000.00
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hellfire Pictures
Tagline
From poverty to a president. A great American story!
Storyline
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.
