''The Frisky Mrs. Johnson'' is a 1920 silent film comedy starring Billie Burke. It was produced by

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and distributed through

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. It is based on a 1903 Broadway stage play by

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. On the stage Burke's part was played by Amelia Bingham. Burke's next to last silent film. It is a

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film.

Plot

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.

Cast

* Billie Burke - Belle Johnson *

Ward Crane Ward Crane (May 18, 1890 – July 21, 1928) was an American silent film actor popular in comedies and dramas. Out of dozens of films, he is remembered as the handsome heavy to Buster Keaton's hero in ''Sherlock Jr.'' (1924). Crane died aged 3 ...

- Jim Morley *Jane Warrington - Grace Morley * Lumsden Hare - Frank Morley *

Huntley Gordon Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. Profile Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including w ...

- Sir Lionel Heathcote *

Jean De Briac Jean De Briac (born Jean-Frederic Weitler, 15 August 1891 – 18 October 1970) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1920 and 1962. He was born in France and died in Los Angeles, California. He immigrated to the ...

- Max Dendeau *

Robert Agnew Robert Agnew (June 4, 1899 – November 8, 1983) was an American movie actor who worked mostly in the silent film era, making 65 films in both the silent and sound eras. He was born in Dayton, Kentucky. A review of ''The Heart of Broadway'' i ...

- Lal Birkenread *

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- Mrs. Birkenread * Emily Fitzroy - Mrs. Chardley

References

External links

* * 1920 films American silent feature films Films directed by Edward Dillon American films based on plays Lost American films Famous Players-Lasky films 1920 comedy films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films 1920 lost films Lost comedy films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub