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)
