John Boles

Acting

John Boles

Born October 27, 1895 · Greenville, Texas, USA

Died February 27, 1969 · aged 73

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 sel…

Known For

FrankensteinFrankenstein · 1931
Frankenstein
★ 7.51931
MovieDramaHorror
Obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from deceased body parts. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it flees into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc.
Thousands CheerThousands Cheer · 1943
Thousands Cheer
★ 6.41943
MovieComedyRomance
Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of having an accident during his family's trapeze act in the army variety show, which also features a gallery of MGM stars.
The Littlest RebelThe Littlest Rebel · 1935
The Littlest Rebel
★ 6.41935
MovieComedyDrama
Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg President Lincoln to intercede.
King of JazzKing of Jazz · 1930
King of Jazz
★ 6.41930
MovieMusic
A large-scale revue musical built around Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, presenting a series of musical performances, sketches, and staged tableaux in early two-color Technicolor, emblematic of Hollywood’s early sound-era “all-star” musical productions.
Stella DallasStella Dallas · 1937
Stella Dallas
★ 6.91937
MovieDramaRomance
A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
Excuse MeExcuse Me · 1925
Excuse Me
★ 8.01925
MovieComedy
A sailor and his would-be bride search their train for a clergyman to marry them.
The Life of Vergie WintersThe Life of Vergie Winters · 1934
The Life of Vergie Winters
★ 5.71934
MovieDrama
A small town politician, kept from marrying the love of his life, eventually marries another woman and his career ascends, but he secretly continues the relationship with his true love.
Craig's WifeCraig's Wife · 1936
Craig's Wife
★ 6.51936
MovieDrama
Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions and social status whose behavior makes difficult her relationship with domestic service and family members.

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Rose of the RanchoRose of the Rancho · 1936
Rose of the Rancho
★ 7.01936
MovieMusicRomance
It is California in 1852 that only recently being surrendered by Mexico to the United States and admitted into the union. Most of the land-owners of California were the descendants of the Dons who had colonized it a hundred years before and whose title deeds bore the signature and seal of a long-dead Spanish king. But, by a loop-hole in the law, the title-deeds of the Dons could not be recognized, and this opened the door of organized gangs of land-grabbers, such as the one led by Joe Kincaid, to operate with a prime excuse for legitimate plunder and robbery. In most cases the law was unable to cope with the situation. Then Rosita Castro, the daughter of Don Pasqual Castro, masked and disguised as a man, organized a band of vigilantes to fight against the tyranny of the outlaws, aided by an undercover federal agent, Jim Kearney.

Jim Kearney