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.
William Dieterle | Director |
Wells Root | Screenplay |
John L. Balderston | Screenplay |
Irving Asher | Producer |
Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
Al Shenberg | Assistant Director |
Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
Robert Kern | Editor |
Lon Anthony | Costume Design |