7.3
7.3
The Big Clock
1948
as Pauline York
Rita Johnson
Acting
Born:August 13, 1913
Died:October 31, 1965(aged 52)
Birthplace:Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (38 movies)
7.1
7.1
The Major and the Minor
1942
as Pamela Hill
6.9
6.9
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Julia Farnsworth
6.8
6.8
The Second Face
1950
as Claire Elwood
6.8
6.8
Edison, the Man
1940
as Mary Stilwell
6.7
6.7
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
as Nelle McLaughlin
6.6
6.6
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Bonita Farrow
6.5
6.5
Emergency Hospital
1956
as Head Nurse Norma Mullen
6.4
6.4
They Won't Believe Me
1947
as Greta Ballentine
6.3
6.3
Sleep, My Love
1948
as Barby
6.2
6.2
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Judith 'Judy' Tyrrell
6.2
6.2
Forty Little Mothers
1940
as Marian Edwards
6.2
6.2
All Mine to Give
1957
as Katie Tyler
6.1
6.1
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
as Ellen Warfield
6.1
6.1
The Affairs of Susan
1945
as Mona Kent
6.1
6.1
Honolulu
1939
as Cecelia Grayson
6.0
6.0
Susan Slept Here
1954
as Dr. Rawley
6.0
6.0
Michigan Kid
1947
as Sue Dawson
6.0
6.0
Within the Law
1939
as Agnes Lynch
6.0
6.0
The Art Director
1949
as Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
6,000 Enemies
1939
as Anne Barry
6.0
6.0
My Friend Flicka
1943
as Nell McLaughlin
6.0
6.0
Pardon My Past
1945
as Mary Pemberton
5.9
5.9
Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938
as Sally Harrison
5.9
5.9
London by Night
1937
as Patricia Herrick
5.7
5.7
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Minna Fenster
5.7
5.7
Letter of Introduction
1938
as Honey
5.7
5.7
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
as Lou Farnsby
5.6
5.6
They All Come Out
1939
as Kitty
5.5
5.5
Smashing the Rackets
1938
as Leticia "Letty" Lane
5.4
5.4
Appointment for Love
1941
as Nancy Benson
5.3
5.3
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Mary Blake
5.1
5.1
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Barbara Winter
4.3
4.3
Man-Proof
1938
as Florence (dialogue scenes deleted)
4.1
4.1
The Girl Downstairs
1938
as Rosalind Brown
4.0
4.0
The Perfect Marriage
1947
as Mabel Manning
3.8
3.8
An Innocent Affair
1948
as Eve Lawrence
3.7
3.7
Congo Maisie
1940
as Kay McWade
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