
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.
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Van Heflin as Andrew Johnson

Lionel Barrymore as Thaddeus Stevens

Ruth Hussey as Eliza McCardle Johnson

Marjorie Main as Mrs. Maude Fisher

Regis Toomey as Blackstone McDaniel

J. Edward Bromberg as Coke

Grant Withers as Mordecai Milligan

Alec Craig as Sam Andrews

Charles Dingle as Senator Jim Waters

Carl Benton Reid as Congressman Hargrove

Russell Hicks as Lincoln's Emissary

Noah Beery as Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

Robert Warwick as Major Crooks

Montagu Love as Chief Justice Chase

Lloyd Corrigan as Mr. Secretary

William Farnum as Senator Huyler

Charles Trowbridge as Lansbury

Lynne Carver as Martha Lincoln

Russell Simpson as Kirby

Morris Ankrum as Jefferson Davis

Dane Clark as Wirts (uncredited)

Jeff Corey as Captain (uncredited)

Jim Davis as Reporter (uncredited)

Will Wright as Alderman (uncredited)
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