---
title: 'Tennessee Johnson (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Dieterle'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tennessee-johnson-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036419/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tennessee Johnson (1942)

1942 · 100 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Tennessee Johnson is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by William Dieterle. The screenplay was written by John L. Balderston and Wells Root, from a story by Milton Gunzburg and Alvin Meyers.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Dieterle](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-dieterle)
- **Screenplay:** [John L. Balderston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-l-balderston), [Wells Root](https://cinepixo.com/people/wells-root)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbert Stothart](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-stothart)
- **Producer:** [Irving Asher](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-asher), [J. Walter Ruben](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-walter-ruben)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harold Rosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-rosson)
- **Editor:** [Robert J. Kern](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-j-kern)

## Cast

- [Arthur Space](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-space)
- [Harry Holman](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-holman)
- [Regis Toomey](https://cinepixo.com/people/regis-toomey)
- [Charles Dingle](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-dingle)
- [Lionel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-barrymore)
- [Grant Withers](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-withers)
- [Roger Imhof](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-imhof)
- [Russell Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-simpson)
- [Alec Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-craig)
- [Ruth Hussey](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-hussey)
- [Morris Ankrum](https://cinepixo.com/people/morris-ankrum)
- [J. Edward Bromberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-edward-bromberg)
- [Van Heflin](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-heflin)
- [Gayne Whitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gayne-whitman)
- [William Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-farnum)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/tennessee-johnson-1942
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