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The Frisky Mrs. Johnson is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Edward Dillon released in USA on 12 november 1920 with Billie Burke

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (1920)

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
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Released in USA 12 november 1920
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson is a 1920 silent film comedy starring Billie Burke. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1903 Broadway stage play by Clyde Fitch. On the stage Burke's part was played by Amelia Bingham. Burke's next to last silent film. It is a lost film.

Synopsis

As summarized in a film publication, Mrs. Belle Johnson (Burke) is a widow and has a married sister Grace Morley (Warrington) who is unhappy and is having an affair with Sir Lionel Heathcote (Gordon). Belle tries to keep them apart to save her sister's reputation. Frank Morley (Hare), a brother of Grace's husband and a previous love of Belle, returns and soon he and Belle are in love again and planning to elope. At the same time Grace is planning on running off with Heathcote, and a note sent to her is found by her husband Jim (Crane). Jim follows his wife Grace to Heathcote's apartment, but Belle gets there ahead of them and pretends that the note was meant for her. Franks hears of this and wants nothing more with Belle. Eventually, Grace decides that she cannot let her sister sacrifice her happiness and tells her husband the truth. Frank goes back with Belle, and Grace says that she is getting a divorce so that she can marry Heathcote.

Actors

Billie Burke

(Belle Johnson)Ward Crane

(Jim Morley)Lumsden Hare

(Frank Morley)Huntley Gordon

(Sir Lionel Heathcote)Jean De Briac

(Max Dendeau)
And :
Robert Agnew
Leonora von Ottinger
Emily Fitzroy
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