Acting
John Boles
- Titles
- 58movies
- Career
Active from 1924 to 1952, busiest in 1934 with 9 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 46top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Frankenstein75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.6
- Family Dynamics6.9average 4.7
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Wholesome4.6average 3.3
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Romance4.8average 3.8
- Catharsis5.6average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.2
- Violence2.3, average 4.3
- Dark Humor1.2, average 2.9
- Crime2.1, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Historical Setting 3
- Social Commentary 2
- Family 2
- 1930s 2
- Romance 2
- Family Drama 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Melodrama 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Classic Film 2
- Lighthearted 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
John F. SeitzCinematographerCurly Top, The Littlest Rebel, 6 Hours to Live, Careless Lady, Redheads on Parade
Laura La PlanteActorKing of Jazz, Captain of the Guard, The Last Warning, Scandal
Jane DarwellActorCurly Top, The White Parade, Craig's Wife, Child of Manhattan- GGladys LehmanWriterA Message to Garcia, Back Street, She Married an Artist, Seed
Irving CummingsDirectorCurly Top, I Believed in You, The White Parade, Romance of the Underworld
Sara HadenActorThe Life of Vergie Winters, Music in the Air, The White Parade
Lionel BelmoreActorFrankenstein, Captain of the Guard, One Heavenly Night
George MeekerActorBack Street, I Believed in You, Only Yesterday
Shirley TempleActorStand Up and Cheer!, Curly Top, The Littlest Rebel- BBarney McGillCinematographerI Believed in You, Redheads on Parade, The Desert Song
- MMerritt B. GerstadCinematographerShe Married an Artist, Only Yesterday, Beloved
- MMilton CarruthEditorBack Street, Captain of the Guard, Only Yesterday
Movies and TV shows
551950s
1 title
Babes in Bagdad (1952)
as Hassan
1940s
3 titles · average score 63
63
Thousands Cheer (1943)
as Colonel Bill Jones
Between Us Girls (1942)
as Steven J. Forbes
Road to Happiness (1941)
as Jeff Carter
1930s
36 titles · average score 62
55
Sinners in Paradise (1938)
as Jim Taylor
71
Stella Dallas (1937)
as Stephen Dallas
67
Craig's Wife (1936)
as Walter Craig
66
Curly Top (1935)
as Edward Morgan
64
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
as Capt. Herbert Cary
54
Music in the Air (1934)
as Bruno Mahler
62
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
as John Shadwell
65
Back Street (1932)
as Walter D. Saxel
55
6 Hours to Live (1932)
as Karl Kranz
Careless Lady (1932)
as Stephen Illington
75
Frankenstein (1931)
as Victor Moritz
64
King of Jazz (1930)
as Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')
1920s
15 titles · average score 65
72
Rio Rita (1929)
as Capt. Jim Stewart
The Desert Song (1929)
as The Red Shadow
Scandal (1929)
as Maurice
55
Fazil (1928)
as John Clavering
The Water Hole (1928)
as Bert Durland
67
The Last Warning (1928)
as Richard Quayle
Romance of the Underworld (1928)
as Stephen Ransome
Virgin Lips (1928)
as Barry Blake
We Americans (1928)
as Hugh Bradleigh
Man-Made Women (1928)
as John Payson
67
The Love of Sunya (1927)
as Paul Judson
The Sixth Commandment (1924)
as John Brant