Portrait of May Boley

Acting

May Boley

Career

Active from 1928 to 1938, busiest in 1930 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Moby Dick
Moby Dick
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
May Boley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Early Talkie 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 59
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Fainting Customer (uncredited)

Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. Peabody (uncredited)

1930s

21 titles ยท average score 58
The Women
The Women (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mud Mask (uncredited)

Prison Farm
Prison Farm (1938)

as 'Shifty' Sue

Ready, Willing and Able
Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mrs. Beadle

Without Orders
Without Orders (1936)

as Mrs. Maddy Overhose

The Informer
The Informer (1935)
GoodWatch score 65

as Madame Betty

The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

as Busybody in Courtroom

A Woman Commands
A Woman Commands (1932)

as Mascha

The Great Pie Mystery
The Great Pie Mystery (1931)

as Bertha

Fighting Caravans
Fighting Caravans (1931)
GoodWatch score 44

as Jane

Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1930)
GoodWatch score 70

as Whale Oil Rosie

Going Wild
Going Wild (1930)
GoodWatch score 64

as May Bunch

Children of Pleasure
Children of Pleasure (1930)
GoodWatch score 55

as Fanny Kaye

1920s

4 titles ยท average score 61
The Dance of Life
The Dance of Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gussie

The Woman from Hell
The Woman from Hell (1929)

as Mother Price

Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ma Spinelli

The Wagon Show
The Wagon Show (1928)

as Strong Woman