Rita Johnson

Rita Johnson

Acting
Born 1913-08-13 Died 1965-10-31 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA 39 credits
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Rita Ann Johnson (August 13, 1913 – October 31, 1965) was an American actress. Early in her career, Johnson was busy in radio. Johnson began acting on Broadway in 1935 and started her film career two years later. She played a murderer in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) and a doomed wife in the RKO film noir They Won't Believe Me (1947). In an incident that was never fully explained, Johnson suffered a head trauma on September 6, 1948 that required brain surgery. Unsubstantiated rumors promulgated by gossip columnists such as Walter Winchell suggested she might have been abused by a boyfriend, but the only explanation she offered was that a large, industrial-grade hair dryer at her apartment had fallen on her. She was in a coma for two weeks and it was reported it took her a year to recover. Her left side was paralyzed temporarily and for a while she couldn't walk. The injury put a virtual halt to her film career. Her screen time in movies after that was limited due to her reduced mobility and powers of concentration. Johnson suffered from alcoholism from the time of her injuries until her death of a brain hemorrhage at age 52. From Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Acting 38 credits
Emergency Hospital
Emergency Hospital
1956 · Head Nurse Norma Mullen
The Big Clock
The Big Clock
1948 · ★ 7.3 · Pauline York
Sleep, My Love
Sleep, My Love
1948 · ★ 6.3 · Barby
They Won't Believe Me
They Won't Believe Me
1947 · ★ 6.5 · Greta Ballentine
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor
1942 · ★ 7.1 · Pamela Hill
Susan Slept Here
Susan Slept Here
1954 · Dr. Rawley
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 · ★ 7.0 · Julia Farnsworth
Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man
1940 · Mary Stilwell
The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties
1945 · Bonita Farrow
Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love
1941 · Nancy Benson
Pardon My Past
Pardon My Past
1945 · Mary Pemberton
Smashing the Rackets
Smashing the Rackets
1938 · Leticia "Letty" Lane
Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade
1939 · Judith 'Judy' Tyrrell
The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing
1940 · Mary Blake
They All Come Out
They All Come Out
1939 · Kitty
Family Honeymoon
Family Honeymoon
1948 · Minna Fenster
Honolulu
Honolulu
1939 · Cecelia Grayson
My Friend Flicka
My Friend Flicka
1943 · Nell McLaughlin
All Mine to Give
All Mine to Give
1957 · Katie Tyler
Letter of Introduction
Letter of Introduction
1938 · Honey
London by Night
London by Night
1937 · Patricia Herrick
Within the Law
Within the Law
1939 · Agnes Lynch
Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire
1939 · Barbara Winter
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939 · Lou Farnsby
Congo Maisie
Congo Maisie
1940 · Kay McWade
The Girl Downstairs
The Girl Downstairs
1938 · Rosalind Brown
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage
1947 · Mabel Manning
An Innocent Affair
An Innocent Affair
1948 · Eve Lawrence
The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan
1945 · Mona Kent
My Dear Miss Aldrich
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937 · Ellen Warfield
Man-Proof
Man-Proof
1938 · Florence (dialogue scenes deleted)
Michigan Kid
Michigan Kid
1947 · Sue Dawson
Forty Little Mothers
Forty Little Mothers
1940 · Marian Edwards
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938 · Sally Harrison
6,000 Enemies
6,000 Enemies
1939 · Anne Barry
The Art Director
The Art Director
1949 · Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Second Face
The Second Face
1950 · Claire Elwood
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945 · Nelle McLaughlin
Other credits 1 credit
Mr. & Mrs. North
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
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