
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.

as Andrew Johnson

as Thaddeus Stevens

as Eliza McCardle Johnson

as Mrs. Maude Fisher

as Blackstone McDaniel

as Coke

as Mordecai Milligan

as Sam Andrews

as Senator Jim Waters

as Congressman Hargrove

as Lincoln's Emissary

as Sheriff Cass (as Noah Beery Sr.)

as Major Crooks

as Chief Justice Chase

as Mr. Secretary

as Senator Huyler

as Lansbury

as Martha Lincoln

as Kirby

as Jefferson Davis

as Wirts (uncredited)

as Captain (uncredited)

as Reporter (uncredited)

as Alderman (uncredited)