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.
Man-Proof
(Florence (dialogue scenes deleted))
The Naughty Nineties
(Bonita Farrow)
They Won't Believe Me
(Greta Ballentine)
Within the Law
(Agnes Lynch)
Edison, the Man
(Mary Stilwell)
Honolulu
(Cecelia Grayson)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(Julia Farnsworth)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
(Lou Farnsby)
The Major and the Minor
(Pamela Hill)
My Friend Flicka
(Nell McLaughlin)
The Big Clock
(Pauline York)
Congo Maisie
(Kay McWade)
All Mine to Give
(Katie Tyler)
Susan Slept Here
(Dr. Rawley)
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
(Nelle McLaughlin)
Sleep, My Love
(Barby)
Family Honeymoon
(Minna Fenster)
Forty Little Mothers
(Marian Edwards)
The Second Face
(Claire Elwood)
Broadway Serenade
(Judith 'Judy' Tyrrell)
The Golden Fleecing
(Mary Blake)
My Dear Miss Aldrich
(Ellen Warfield)
The Affairs of Susan
(Mona Kent)
Stronger Than Desire
(Barbara Winter)
Smashing the Rackets
(Leticia "Letty" Lane)
The Girl Downstairs
(Rosalind Brown)
Pardon My Past
(Mary Pemberton)
Rich Man, Poor Girl
(Sally Harrison)
They All Come Out
(Kitty)
London by Night
(Patricia Herrick)
An Innocent Affair
(Eve Lawrence)
Appointment for Love
(Nancy Benson)
Letter of Introduction
(Honey)
6,000 Enemies
(Anne Barry)
Emergency Hospital
(Head Nurse Norma Mullen)
The Perfect Marriage
(Mabel Manning)
The Art Director
(Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited))
Michigan Kid
(Sue Dawson)
Mr. & Mrs. North