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John Boles‌

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Birthday

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Popularity

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John Boles

Greenville, Texas, USA

John Boles

Greenville, Texas, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1895-10-27

Popularity

star1.7

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Boles (October 28, 1895 – February 27, 1969) was an American singer and actor best known for playing Victor Moritz in the 1931 film Frankenstein. He started out in Hollywood in silent movies, but became a huge star with the advent of talkies. After the war, Boles moved to New York to study music. He quickly became well known for his talents and was selected to replace the leading man in the 1923 Broadway musical Little Jesse James. He became an established star on Broadway and attracted the attention of Hollywood producers and actors. Boles' Broadway credits include One Touch of Venus (1943), Kitty's Kisses (1925), Mercenary Mary (1924), and Little Jessie James (1923). He was hired by MGM to appear in a silent film in 1924. He starred in two more films for that studio before returning to New York and the stage. In 1927, he returned to Hollywood to star in The Love of Sunya (1927) opposite Gloria Swanson, which was a big success for him. Unfortunately, because the movies were still silent he was unable to show off his singing ability until late in the decade. In 1929, Warner Brothers hired him to star in their lavish musical operetta The Desert Song (1929). This film featured sequences in Technicolor and was a box-office success. Soon after, Radio Pictures (later known as RKO) selected him to play the leading man in their extravagant production (the last portion of the film was photographed in Technicolor) of Rio Rita, opposite Bebe Daniels. Audiences were enthralled by his beautiful voice, and John Boles suddenly found himself in huge demand. RCA Victor even hired him to make phonograph records of songs that he had sung in his films. As soon as Rio Rita was completed, Boles went back to Warner Brothers as the leading man in an even more extravagant musical entitled Song of the West (1930) that was filmed entirely in Technicolor. Shortly after this film, Universal Pictures offered John Boles a contract, which he accepted. He starred in a number of pictures for them, most notably the all-Technicolor musical revue entitled The King of Jazz (1930) and a historical operetta entitled Captain of the Guard (1930). In 1931, he starred in One Heavenly Night (1931), which would prove to be his last major musical. Boles portrayed Victor Moritz in Frankenstein (1931). He starred with Irene Dunne in a 1934 film adaptation of Edith Wharton's 1920 novel The Age of Innocence directed for RKO Radio Pictures by Philip Moeller, and took the role of Edward Morgan in Curly Top (1935), starring Shirley Temple In 1937, Boles starred alongside Barbara Stanwyck in the King Vidor classic Stella Dallas. In 1943, he co-starred with Mary Martin and Kenny Baker in One Touch of Venus. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Boles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Frankenstein

Frankenstein‌
star7.5
calendar 1931

Wild Gold

Wild Gold‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Curly Top

Curly Top‌
star6.4
calendar 1935

Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer‌
star6.4
calendar 1943

Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas‌
star6.9
calendar 1937

The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel‌
star6.3
calendar 1935

Rio Rita

Rio Rita‌
star8.5
calendar 1929

The Love of Sunya

The Love of Sunya‌
star7.1
calendar 1927

The White Parade

The White Parade‌
star6.0
calendar 1934

Music in the Air

Music in the Air‌
star4.8
calendar 1934

Fazil

Fazil‌
star5.1
calendar 1928

Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife‌
star6.3
calendar 1936

Back Street

Back Street‌
star6.1
calendar 1932

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence‌
star5.4
calendar 1934

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday‌
star6.8
calendar 1933

A Message to Garcia

A Message to Garcia‌
star5.0
calendar 1936

Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up‌
star4.3
calendar 1934

Sinners in Paradise

Sinners in Paradise‌
star5.4
calendar 1938

Orchids to You

Orchids to You‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters‌
star5.9
calendar 1934

Seed

Seed‌
star6.0
calendar 1931

Fight for Your Lady

Fight for Your Lady‌
star4.3
calendar 1937

The Desert Song

The Desert Song‌
star4.5
calendar 1929

Song of the West

Song of the West‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

The Last Warning

The Last Warning‌
star6.4
calendar 1928

6 Hours to Live

6 Hours to Live‌
star5.0
calendar 1932

Good Sport

Good Sport‌
star4.5
calendar 1931

One Heavenly Night

One Heavenly Night‌
star5.2
calendar 1930

She Married an Artist

She Married an Artist‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Captain of the Guard

Captain of the Guard‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

My Lips Betray

My Lips Betray‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

Careless Lady

Careless Lady‌
star5.3
calendar 1932

King of Jazz

King of Jazz‌
star6.1
calendar 1930

Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan‌
star8.0
calendar 1933

Rose of the Rancho

Rose of the Rancho‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Babes in Bagdad

Babes in Bagdad‌
star5.0
calendar 1952

The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment‌
star1.0
calendar 1924

Road to Happiness

Road to Happiness‌
star5.5
calendar 1941

Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Redheads on Parade

Redheads on Parade‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

We Americans

We Americans‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Romance in the Dark

Romance in the Dark‌
star3.0
calendar 1938

As Good as Married

As Good as Married‌
star7.0
calendar 1937

Stand Up and Cheer!

Stand Up and Cheer!‌
star4.8
calendar 1934

I Believed in You

I Believed in You‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Beloved

Beloved‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Resurrection

Resurrection‌
star6.0
calendar 1931

Romance of the Underworld

Romance of the Underworld‌
star4.5
calendar 1928

Starlit Days at the Lido

Starlit Days at the Lido‌
star5.0
calendar 1935

The Water Hole

The Water Hole‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

Excuse Me

Excuse Me‌
star0.0
calendar 1925

So This Is Marriage?

So This Is Marriage?‌
star0.0
calendar 1924

The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Man-Made Women

Man-Made Women‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Virgin Lips

Virgin Lips‌
star1.0
calendar 1928

Scandal

Scandal‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

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