The President's Lady (1953)
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The President's Lady is an historical drama starring Charlton Heston as Andrew Jackson and Susan Hayward as his wife Rachel, Jackson marries Rachel after she divorces her unfaithful first husband (Whitfield Connor), with scandal resulting when the ex-husband refuses to finalize the divorce. Jackson climbs up the military and political ladder, but Rachel is never socially acceptable due to her "tainted" past. Nonetheless, Jackson stands staunchly beside his wife, even fighting a duel for her honor. On the eve of Jackson's presidential election, Rachel dies, but "Ol' Hickory" takes comfort in recalling a marriage that remained happy against all odds. The best sequence in The President's Lady is a comic vignette which explodes the legend of the "pipe-smoking" Rachel Jackson. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Susan Hayward - Rachel Donelson Robards
- John McIntire - Jack Overton
- Ralph Dumke - Col. Stark
- Gladys Hurlbut - Mrs. Phariss
- Charles Dingle - Capt. Irwin
- Margaret Wycherly - Mrs. Robards
- Trudy Marshall - Jane
- Dayton Lummis - Dr. May
- Zon Murray - Jacob
- George Melford - Minister
- Vera Francis - Slave Girl
- Leo Curley - Innkeeper
- William Walker - Uncle Alfred
- Renee Beard - Black Boy
- George Spaulding - Chief Justice John Marshall
- Whitfield Connor - Lewis Robards
- Mervin Williams - Young Senator
- Charlton Heston - Andrew Jackson
- Fay Bainter - Mrs. Donelson
- Carl Betz - Charles Dickinson
- Ruth Attaway - Moll
- Nina Varela - Mrs. Stark
- Robert B. Williams - William
- Howard Negley - Cruthers
- Harris Brown - Clark
- James Best - Samuel
- George Hamilton - House Servant
- Jim Davis - Jason
- Ann Morrison - Mary
- Sherman Sanders - Square Dance Caller
- Sam McDaniel - Henry, Phariss' Driver
- Willis B. Bouchey - Judge McNairy
- Selmar Jackson - Col. Green
- Director(s):
- Henry Levin
- Writer(s):
- John Patrick
- Producer(s):
- Sol C. Siegel
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