John Boles

John Boles

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1895-10-27
Place of Birth: Greenville, Texas, USA
Also Known As: Джон Боулс

Movies List of John Boles

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Frankenstein

1931 Movie
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Wild Gold

1934 Movie
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Curly Top

1935 Movie
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Thousands Cheer

1943 Movie
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Stella Dallas

1937 Movie
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The Littlest Rebel

1935 Movie
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Rio Rita

1929 Movie
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The Love of Sunya

1927 Movie
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The White Parade

1934 Movie
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Music in the Air

1934 Movie
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Fazil

1928 Movie
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Craig's Wife

1936 Movie
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Back Street

1932 Movie
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The Age of Innocence

1934 Movie
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Only Yesterday

1933 Movie
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A Message to Garcia

1936 Movie
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Bottoms Up

1934 Movie
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Sinners in Paradise

1938 Movie
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Orchids to You

1935 Movie
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Seed

1931 Movie
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Fight for Your Lady

1937 Movie
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The Desert Song

1929 Movie
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Song of the West

1930 Movie
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The Last Warning

1928 Movie
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6 Hours to Live

1932 Movie
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Good Sport

1931 Movie
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One Heavenly Night

1930 Movie
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She Married an Artist

1937 Movie
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Captain of the Guard

1930 Movie
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My Lips Betray

1933 Movie
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Careless Lady

1932 Movie
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King of Jazz

1930 Movie
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Child of Manhattan

1933 Movie
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Rose of the Rancho

1936 Movie
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Babes in Bagdad

1952 Movie
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The Sixth Commandment

1924 Movie
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Road to Happiness

1941 Movie
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Between Us Girls

1942 Movie
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Redheads on Parade

1935 Movie
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Beloved

1934 Movie
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As Good as Married

1937 Movie
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I Believed in You

1934 Movie
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Resurrection

1931 Movie
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We Americans

1928 Movie
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Romance in the Dark

1938 Movie
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Stand Up and Cheer!

1934 Movie
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The Water Hole

1928 Movie
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Excuse Me

1925 Movie
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Man-Made Women

1928 Movie
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Virgin Lips

1928 Movie
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So This Is Marriage?

1924 Movie
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Scandal

1929 Movie