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Synopsis
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

Cast

Ruth Attaway Moll
Fay Bainter Mrs. Donelson
Renee Beard Black Boy
James Best Samuel
Carl Betz Charles Dickinson
Willis B. Bouchey Judge McNairy
Harris Brown Clark
Jim Davis Jason
Charles Dingle Capt. Irwin
Ralph Dumke Col. Stark
George Hamilton House Servant
Susan Hayward Rachel Donelson Robards
Gladys Hurlbut Mrs. Phariss
Dayton Lummis Dr. May
Trudy Marshall Jane
Sam McDaniel Henry, Phariss' Driver
John McIntire Jack Overton
Ann Morrison Mary
Zon Murray Jacob
Sherman Sanders Square Dance Caller
George Spaulding Chief Justice John Marshall
William Walker Uncle Alfred
Robert B. Williams William
Margaret Wycherly Mrs. Robards
Charlton Heston Andrew Jackson
George Melford Minister
Howard Negley Cruthers
Leo Curley Innkeeper
Nina Varela Mrs. Stark
Vera Francis Slave Girl

Production Crew

Leland Fuller Art Director
Lyle Wheeler Art Director
Irving Stone Book Author
Leo Tover Cinematographer
Alfred Newman Composer (Music Score)
Charles LeMaire Costume Designer
Renie Costume Designer
Henry Levin Director
William B. Murphy Editor
Joseph E. Richards First Assistant Director
Ben Nye, Sr. Makeup
Sol C. Siegel Producer
John Patrick Screenwriter
Paul S. Fox Set Designer
Eugene Grossman Sound/Sound Designer
Roger Heman Sound/Sound Designer
Ray Kellogg Special Effects
Year: 1953
Runtime: 96
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature


Produced by
20th Century Fox