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.

• DirectorWilliam Dieterle
• Release1 December 1942
• Genre
  History / Drama
• Duration1h 43m
• Budget$1,042,000
• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  6.1
  8 reviews
• Productions

  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hellfire Pictures