Overview
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.
Cast
Andrew Johnson
Thaddeus Stevens
Eliza McCardle Johnson
Mrs. Maude Fisher
Blackstone McDaniel
Mordecai Milligan
Sam Andrews
Senator Jim Waters
Congressman Hargrove
Lincoln's Emissary
Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)
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