01 Rita Johnson appears in this thriller about a woman who begins to suspect her husband is orchestrating an elaborate plot to drive her to madness or suicide.
Directed by Douglas Sirk · 1h 37m · Rated NR
6 Best Rita Johnson Movies
By Vlad Zakh · July 19, 2026
Rita Johnson brought a sharp, versatile presence to Hollywood’s golden age, equally at home in screwball comedy and hard-edged film noir. The Major and the Minor poses a woman as a child to save train fare, The Big Clock forces an editor to investigate a murder his boss committed, They Won’t Believe Me recounts a husband’s tangled affairs on trial, and Sleep, My Love suspects a husband of driving his wife mad. Here Comes Mr. Jordan and Edison, the Man round out the list.
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02 A magazine editor is forced to lead the investigation into a murder he knows his own boss committed.
Directed by John Farrow · 1h 35m
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
03 Jane Greer features in this noir about a philandering husband on trial for murder who recounts the string of women who led him there.
Directed by Irving Pichel · 1h 35m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: YouTube TV
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
04 Diana Lynn features in this comedy about a woman who poses as a child to save on train fare and ends up pursued by a military officer.
Directed by Billy Wilder · 1h 40m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
05 A boxer prematurely taken to heaven by mistake must be returned to Earth in someone else's body.
Directed by Alexander Hall · 1h 34m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: fuboTV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent: Amazon Video
06 A determined young inventor overcomes poverty and scepticism to change the world with electric light.
Directed by Clarence Brown · 1h 47m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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