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Kraft Television Theatre A Profile in Courage (1947–1958) Online

Kraft Television Theatre A Profile in Courage (1947–1958) Online
Original Title :
A Profile in Courage
Genre :
TV Episode / Drama
Year :
1947–1958
Directror :
Fielder Cook
Cast :
Robert H. Harris,Victor Jory,John F. Kennedy
Writer :
John F. Kennedy,Wendell Mayes
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
1h
Rating :
6.6/10
Kraft Television Theatre A Profile in Courage (1947–1958) Online

Thaddeus Stevens, the powerful leader of the Radical Republicans in the House of Representatives, wishes to punish the South following the American Civil War. First it was President Abraham Lincoln and now his successor Andrew Johnson who opposes Stevens' plans of retribution. An angered Stevens begins the process of impeaching Johnson in 1868.
Episode credited cast:
Robert H. Harris Robert H. Harris
Victor Jory Victor Jory
John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy - Himself - Introducing Program
James Whitmore James Whitmore - Senator Edmund G. Ross

Archived newspapers report that this program utilized 76 actors including 55 speaking roles.