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The President's Lady

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Future president Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston) rises to fame as a military hero and rescues love of his life Rachel Donelson (Susan Hayward) from an abusive marriage. A man from Tennessee -- which was at the time the edge of the American frontier -- Jackson endures as his critics and opponents characterize him as a rogue from the lawless West. But when his rival, Charles Dickinson (Carl Betz), insults Rachel, Jackson challenges him to a duel that results in a national controversy.
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Howard Thompson New York Times 06/18/2012
2/5
The stars make sincere and energetic but hardly memorable protagonists. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 02/23/2012
Through it all, Charlton Heston supplies the kind of ammunition to this film that is as loaded as any carbine slung across his broad shoulders. Go to Full Review Edward Murrain New York Age 07/08/2021
The acting plum is really carried by Ruth Attaway [who] is rewarding in her first film vehicle. Go to Full Review Manny Farber The Nation 11/24/2020
The President's Lady is a studiously dull picture about wild young Andrew Jackson and the trouble he had with the divorce laws of his time. Go to Full Review TV Guide 06/18/2012
3/4
One of the better biographical films made by Hollywood. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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deke p 07/14/2021 a 1951 old b&w movie about ANDREW JACKSON's romance, that they would never make today. Great cast: HESTON, HAYWARD. John MacIntire. But I soon got very tired what with the overemphasized schmaltzy kissin, etc. But that's what the story was about. It's historical, look it up. The truth about that would be more interesting. Never saw before on THE MOVIE CHANNEL 7.13.2021 See more 09/08/2015 OK histroical drama lite on the history heavy with the 'dramatic liscense' See more 09/24/2010 Star power makes this one enjoyable. See more 11/10/2008 Wonderful retelling of the love story between Rachel and Andrew Jackson. Susan Hayward and Charlton Heston make a perfect team her balance of warmth and grit softens his customary stiffness and rectitude. The ending is a tearjerker deluxe. See more Read all reviews
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Henry Levin

Director

Charlton Heston

President Andrew Jackson

Susan Hayward

Rachel Donaldson

John McIntire

John Overton

Fay Bainter

Mrs. Donaldson

Whitfield Connor

Lewis Robards

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Synopsis Future president Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston) rises to fame as a military hero and rescues love of his life Rachel Donelson (Susan Hayward) from an abusive marriage. A man from Tennessee -- which was at the time the edge of the American frontier -- Jackson endures as his critics and opponents characterize him as a rogue from the lawless West. But when his rival, Charles Dickinson (Carl Betz), insults Rachel, Jackson challenges him to a duel that results in a national controversy.
Director
Henry Levin
Producer
Sol C. Siegel
Screenwriter
John Patrick
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 21, 1953, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 36m
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