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Tennessee Johnson

From poverty to a president. A great American story!

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The Film

Tennessee Johnson

From poverty to a president. A great American story!

The Story

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.

Budget

$1,042,000

Runtime

103 min

Released Dec 1942
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