The President's Lady

“They branded her adulteress!”

6.9(16)19531h 36m

DramaRomanceWestern

The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, through his meeting with and subsequent marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards. The plot concentrates on the later scandal concerning the legality of their marriage and how they overcame the difficulties.

Director

Henry Levin

Cast

Susan Hayward

Rachel Donaldson

Charlton Heston

Andrew Jackson

John McIntire

John Overton

Fay Bainter

Mrs. Donaldson

Ruth Attaway

Moll

Margaret Wycherly

Mrs. Robards

Gladys Hurlbut

Mrs. Phariss

Carl Betz

Charles Dickinson

John George

Spectator at Speech (uncredited)

Nina Varela

Mrs. "Peachblossom" Stark

Ralph Dumke

Col. Stark

Helen Van Tuyl

Mrs. Irwin

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1 review

Geronimo1967

11mo ago

7.0

Susan Hayward does quite well here as a married woman who has had enough of her husband. She decides that she wants to return to her mother’s (quite heavily fortified) Nashville home and luckily has Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston) on hand to see she isn’t interfered with. Their journey isn’t without peril though, and as they strive to avoid both her pursuing husband and and some marauding Indians...