Tennessee Johnson (1942) - film review

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Tennessee Johnson is an American film first released in 1942, directed by William Dieterle. The film stars Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main and Regis Toomey. It has also been released under the title: The Man on America’s Conscience. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: William Dieterle
Script: Milton Gunzburg, Alvin Meyers, John L. Balderston, Wells Root
Photo: Harold Rosson
Music: Herbert Stothart
Cast: Van Heflin (Andrew Johnson), Lionel Barrymore (Thaddeus Stevens), Ruth Hussey (Eliza McCardle Johnson), Marjorie Main (Mrs. Maude Fisher), Regis Toomey (Blackstone McDaniel), J. Edward Bromberg (Coke), Grant Withers (Mordecai Milligan), Alec Craig (Sam Andrews), Charles Dingle (Senator Jim Waters), Carl Benton Reid (Congressman Hargrove), Russell Hicks (Lincoln’s emissary), Noah Beery (Sheriff Cass), Robert Warwick (Major Crooks), Montagu Love (Chief Justice Chase), Lloyd Corrigan (Mr. Secretary), William Farnum (Senator Huyler), Charles Trowbridge (Lansbury), Lynne Carver (Martha Lincoln), Russell Simpson (Kirby), Morris Ankrum (Jefferson Davis), Ernie Alexander (Wounded man), Michael Audley (Wounded man), Frank Austin (Man in shop), Walter Baldwin (Captain reporting that Lincoln has been shot), Roy Barcroft (Officer on crutches), Louise Beavers (Addie), Arthur Belasco (Demonstrator and farmer), Harlan Briggs (Senator), Sonny Bupp (Bellboy), Frederick Burton (Senator), George M. Carleton, Anna Chandler (Woman in balcony), Cliff Clark (Delegate with badge), Dane Clark (Wirts), Davison Clark (Senator), Harry Cording (Captain McGruder), Jeff Corey (Captain), Mark Daniels (John Hay), William B. Davidson (Vice President Breckenridge), Jim Davis (Reporter), Frank Dawson (Senator), Robert Dudley (Man in shop), Paul Everton (Man in lobby), Christian J. Frank (Farmer), Albert Godderis (Man (unconfirmed)), Jesse Graves (White House servant), Harrison Greene (General Grant), Frank Hagney (Heckler), Richard Hall (Andy), John Hamilton (State chairman), Tom Herbert (Lang), Herbert Heyes (Senator), Al Hill (Heckler), Harry Holman (Morley), Harry Humphrey (Court clerk), Brandon Hurst (Senator), Roger Imhof (Hannibal Hamlin), John Ince (Farmer), Bob Ingersoll (Farmer), Lloyd Ingraham (Vice President at end), Gladden James (Man in lobby), Frank Jaquet (Reporter), Si Jenks (Hillbilly), Jerry Jerome (Confederate soldier), Jack Kenny (Confederate soldier), Milton Kibbee (Heckler), James Kirkwood (Senator), Louis Mason (Hillbilly), Leila McIntyre, Ivan Miller (Delegate), Alberto Morin (Clemenceau), Ferdinand Munier (Man in lobby), Patsy Nash (Amy), Jack Norton (Drunk), Robert Emmett O’Connor (Robinson), Pat O’Malley (Reporter), Lee Phelps (Deputy), Lee Prather (Heckler), Charles Ray (Senator), Bert Roach (Drunk), William Roberts (Reporter), Dewey Robinson (Guard), Ruth Robinson (Woman at trial), Henry Roquemore (Clerk with newspapers), Syd Saylor (Rat-faced man), Hugh Sothern (Senator), Arthur Space (Doctor), Bob Stebbins (Bellboy), Francis Stevens (Admiral), Carl Stockdale (Man in shop), Ludwig Stössel (Austrian ambassador), Harry Strang (Heckler), Henry Sylvester (Man in shop), Ray Teal (Sergeant at arms), Emmett Vogan (Reporter), James Warren (James Patterson), Gayne Whitman (Man at trial), Will Wright (Alderman), Jack Zeller (Photographer)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 103 min; B&W
Aka: The Man on America’s Conscience

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