Rita Johnson
Rita Johnson is known for The Big Clock (1948), The Major and the Minor (1942), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941).
Biography
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.
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Questions about Rita Johnson
How many Rita Johnson films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 34 films with Rita Johnson, from 1937 to 1957.
What is the best rated Rita Johnson film?
The best rated Rita Johnson film in the catalogue is The Big Clock (1948), rated 7.3.
What was the first Rita Johnson film?
The first Rita Johnson film in the catalogue is Here Comes Mr. Jordan, from 1941.
Who has Rita Johnson worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Rita Johnson shares the most credits with Jonathan Latimer (2 films), Lillian Bronson (2 films) and Ray Milland (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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7.3 The Big Clock
1948
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7.3 Emergency Hospital
1956
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6.7 The Naughty Nineties
1945
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7.1 The Major and the Minor
1942
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7.0 Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
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6.3 Sleep, My Love
1948
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6.6 They Won't Believe Me
1947
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6.8 Edison, the Man
1940
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6.1 Susan Slept Here
1954
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5.8 Appointment for Love
1941
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6.7 Pardon My Past
1945
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6.3 All Mine to Give
1957
Trivia
- Studied at
- New England Conservatory
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
38 films — 34 in the catalogue
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6.3
All Mine to Give
1957 · Katie Tyler
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7.3
Emergency Hospital
1956 · Head Nurse Norma Mullen
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6.1
Susan Slept Here
1954 · Dr. Rawley
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7.0 The Second Face
1950 · Claire Elwood
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6.7 The Art Director
1949 · Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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6.3 Lua de Mel com Pimenta
1948 · Minna Fenster
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4.8 An Innocent Affair
1948 · Eve Lawrence
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7.3
The Big Clock
1948 · Pauline York
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6.3
Sleep, My Love
1948 · Barby
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8.0 Michigan Kid
1947 · Sue Dawson
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6.6
They Won't Believe Me
1947 · Greta Ballentine
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5.5 The Perfect Marriage
1947 · Mabel Manning
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6.7
Pardon My Past
1945 · Mary Pemberton
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6.5 The Affairs of Susan
1945 · Mona Kent
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6.7
The Naughty Nineties
1945 · Bonita Farrow
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6.6 Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945 · Nelle McLaughlin
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5.9 My Friend Flicka
1943 · Nell McLaughlin
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7.1
The Major and the Minor
1942 · Pamela Hill
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5.8
Appointment for Love
1941 · Nancy Benson
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7.0
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 · Julia Farnsworth
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5.9 The Golden Fleecing
1940 · Mary Blake
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6.8
Edison, the Man
1940 · Mary Stilwell
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6.5 Forty Little Mothers
1940 · Marian Edwards
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4.4 Congo Maisie
1940 · Kay McWade
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6.0 Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939 · Lou Farnsby
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5.9 They All Come Out
1939 · Kitty
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5.5 Stronger Than Desire
1939 · Barbara Winter
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6.1 6,000 Enemies
1939 · Anne Barry
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6.6 Broadway Serenade
1939 · Judith 'Judy' Tyrrell
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6.5 Within the Law
1939 · Agnes Lynch
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6.5 Honolulu
1939 · Cecelia Grayson
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4.7 The Girl Downstairs
1938 · Rosalind Brown
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6.1 Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938 · Sally Harrison
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6.7 Smashing the Rackets
1938 · Leticia "Letty" Lane
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6.0 Letter of Introduction
1938 · Honey
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5.2 Man-Proof
1938 · Florence (dialogue scenes deleted)
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6.3 My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937 · Ellen Warfield
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6.1 London by Night
1937 · Patricia Herrick
People data: TMDb.
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