Tennessee Johnson

Sterling M-G-M biopic offers a sturdy effort by Van Heflin as 17th U.S. President Andrew Johnson, focusing on his tenure in Washington from the outbreak of the Civil War--where he refused to join his fellow Southern Senators in secession--through his presidency, where his conciliatory posture toward the defeated Confederacy spurred the impeachment effort spearheaded by Rep. Thaddeus Stevens (Lionel Barrymore). Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Regis Toomey, J. Edward Bromberg co-star. 103 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.