Tennessee Johnson

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Tennessee Johnson
Directed by	William Dieterle
Produced by	J. Walter Ruben Irving Asher (uncredited)
Written by	Milton Gunzburg (story) Alvin Meyers (story) John L. Balderston Wells Root
Starring	Van Heflin Lionel Barrymore Ruth Hussey
Release date(s)	December 1942
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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Tennessee Johnson was a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States. It was directed by William Dieterle and written by Milton Ginzburg, Alvin Meyes, John Balderston, and Wells Root. It starred Van Heflin as Johnson, Lionel Barrymore as his nemesis, Thaddeus Stevens, and Ruth Hussey as Eliza McCardle Johnson. The film depicts the events building up to the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. It is somewhat historically inaccurate: among other errors, the film's climax depicts Johnson passionately delivering an oration in his own defense on the U.S. Senate floor near the end of his impeachment trial. In fact, Johnson never appeared in person at his trial and was represented by legal counsel only.