John Boles

John Boles

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1895-10-28
Deathday: 1969-02-27 (73 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

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Hassan
Babes in Bagdad

Babes in Bagdad (1952)

Movie
Col. Bill Jones
Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer (1943)

Movie
Steven J. Forbes
Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls (1942)

Movie
Jeff Carter
Road to Happiness

Road to Happiness (1941)

Movie
Self
Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies (1939)

Movie
Jim Taylor
Sinners in Paradise

Sinners in Paradise (1938)

Movie
Antal Kovach
Romance in the Dark

Romance in the Dark (1938)

Movie
Lee Thornwood
She Married an Artist

She Married an Artist (1937)

Movie
Robert Densmore
Fight for Your Lady

Fight for Your Lady (1937)

Movie
Stephen Dallas
Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas (1937)

Movie
Alexander Drew
As Good as Married

As Good as Married (1937)

Movie
Walter Craig
Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife (1936)

Movie
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)

Movie
Lieutenant Andrew Rowan
A Message to Garcia

A Message to Garcia (1936)

Movie
Jim Kearney
Rose of the Rancho

Rose of the Rancho (1936)

Movie
Capt. Herbert Cary
The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel (1935)

Movie
Self
Starlit Days at the Lido

Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)

Movie
John Bruce
Redheads on Parade

Redheads on Parade (1935)

Movie
Thomas Bentley
Orchids to You

Orchids to You (1935)

Movie
Edward Morgan
Curly Top

Curly Top (1935)

Movie
Bruno Mahler
Music in the Air

Music in the Air (1934)

Movie
Ronald Hall III
The White Parade

The White Parade (1934)

Movie
Newland Archer
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence (1934)

Movie
John Shadwell
The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)

Movie
Steve Miller
Wild Gold

Wild Gold (1934)

Movie
John Boles
Stand Up and Cheer!

Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)

Movie
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934)

Movie
Hal Reed
Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up (1934)

Movie
Michael Harrison
I Believed in You

I Believed in You (1934)

Movie
Carl Hausmann
Beloved

Beloved (1934)

Movie
King Rupert aka Captain von Linden
My Lips Betray

My Lips Betray (1933)

Movie
James Stanton 'Jim' Emerson
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday (1933)

Movie
Paul Vanderkill
Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan (1933)

Movie
Karl Kranz
6 Hours to Live

6 Hours to Live (1932)

Movie
Walter D. Saxel
Back Street

Back Street (1932)

Movie
Stephen Illington
Careless Lady

Careless Lady (1932)

Movie
Boyce Cameron
Good Sport

Good Sport (1931)

Movie
Victor Moritz
Frankenstein

Frankenstein (1931)

Movie
5.47
Bart Carter
Seed

Seed (1931)

Movie
Prince Dmitri Nekhludoff
Resurrection

Resurrection (1931)

Movie
Count Mirko Tibor
One Heavenly Night

One Heavenly Night (1930)

Movie
Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')
King of Jazz

King of Jazz (1930)

Movie
Rouget de Lisle
Captain of the Guard

Captain of the Guard (1930)

Movie
Captain Stanton
Song of the West

Song of the West (1930)

Movie
Captain Jim Stewart
Rio Rita

Rio Rita (1929)

Movie
Maurice
Scandal

Scandal (1929)

Movie
The Red Shadow (Pierre Birbeau)
The Desert Song

The Desert Song (1929)

Movie
Richard Quayle
The Last Warning

The Last Warning (1928)

Movie
Stephen Ransome
Romance of the Underworld

Romance of the Underworld (1928)

Movie
John Payson
Man-Made Women

Man-Made Women (1928)

Movie
Bert Durland
The Water Hole

The Water Hole (1928)

Movie
Barry Blake
Virgin Lips

Virgin Lips (1928)

Movie
John Clavering
Fazil

Fazil (1928)

Movie
Hugh Bradleigh
We Americans

We Americans (1928)

Movie
Young Matt
The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills (1928)

Movie
Paul Judson
The Love of Sunya

The Love of Sunya (1927)

Movie
Lt. Shaw
Excuse Me

Excuse Me (1925)

Movie
Uriah
So This Is Marriage?

So This Is Marriage? (1924)

Movie
John Brant
The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment (1924)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1895-10-28

Deathday
1969-02-27 (73 years old)

Birth Place
Greenville, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Джон Боулс

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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