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Acting

Rita Johnson

Career

Active from 1937 to 1956, busiest in 1939 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big Clock
The Big Clock
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rita Johnson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1
  • Dark Humor
    0.9, average 2.8
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Relationship Drama 2
  • Star Vehicle 2
  • Golden Age Cinema 2
  • Sentimental 2
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

5 titles · average score 61
All Mine to Give
All Mine to Give (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

as Katie Tyler

Emergency Hospital
Emergency Hospital (1956)

as Head Nurse Norma Mullen

Susan Slept Here
Susan Slept Here (1954)
GoodWatch score 52

as Dr. Rawley

Mr. & Mrs. North
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show

The Second Face
The Second Face (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

as Claire Elwood

1940s

19 titles · average score 67
Family Honeymoon
Family Honeymoon (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

as Minna Fenster

Sleep, My Love
Sleep, My Love (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Barby

The Big Clock
The Big Clock (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

as Pauline York

They Won't Believe Me
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Greta Ballentine

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nelle McLaughlin

The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

as Bonita Farrow

My Friend Flicka
My Friend Flicka (1943)
GoodWatch score 77

as Nell McLaughlin

The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Pamela Hill

Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Nancy Benson

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Julia Farnsworth

Congo Maisie
Congo Maisie (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Kay McWade

The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mary Blake

1930s

14 titles · average score 57
They All Come Out
They All Come Out (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kitty

Nick Carter, Master Detective
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lou Farnsby

6,000 Enemies
6,000 Enemies (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Anne Barry

Within the Law
Within the Law (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Agnes Lynch

Honolulu
Honolulu (1939)
GoodWatch score 52

as Cecelia Grayson

Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Barbara Winter

The Girl Downstairs
The Girl Downstairs (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

as Rosalind Brown

Rich Man, Poor Girl
Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sally Harrison

Letter of Introduction
Letter of Introduction (1938)
GoodWatch score 48

as Honey

Smashing the Rackets
Smashing the Rackets (1938)

as Leticia "Letty" Lane

London by Night
London by Night (1937)
GoodWatch score 61

as Patricia Herrick

My Dear Miss Aldrich
My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ellen Warfield