Tennessee Johnson (1942)

"From poverty to a president. A great American story!"Movie
Audience Score
62
Tennessee Johnson
NR 1 hr 43 minDec 1st, 1942Drama, History
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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.