The President's Lady
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| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Screenplay by | John Patrick |
| Based on | The President's Lady by Irving Stone |
| Produced by | Sol C. Siegel |
| Starring | Susan Hayward Charlton Heston |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | William B. Murphy |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
Production company | 20th Century Fox |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,475,000 |
| Box office | $1.35 million (US rentals) |
The President's Lady is a 1953 biopic by 20th Century Fox directed by Henry Levin. The screenplay by John Patrick was adapted from the eponymous 1951 novel by Irving Stone, based on the life of American president Andrew Jackson and his marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards. Sol C. Siegel produced the film with Levin as associate producer. The musical score is by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Leo Tover.
The film stars Susan Hayward and Charlton Heston with John McIntire and Fay Bainter. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler, Leland Fuller and Paul S. Fox and for Best Costume Design: Charles LeMaire and Renié. Andrew Jackson IV, a great-grandson of Andrew Jackson, lived in Los Angeles and played a U.S. Senator in the background of an inauguration scene.
Charlton Heston played Andrew Jackson once again in The Buccaneer (1958).