Portrait of John Boles

Acting

John Boles

Titles
59movies
Career

Active from 1924 to 1952, busiest in 1928 and 1934 with 9 main titles each.

Leading roles
47
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Boles Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.2
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.3
  • Dark Humor
    1.2, average 2.9
  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Family 2
  • 1930s 2
  • Romance 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

7
TypeAllMovies7
RoleAnyActing7
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1920s21930s41940s1
GenreAnyDrama7Romance3Music2Comedy1Family1War1Horror1Science Fiction1
Trait💔 Strong Pathos (remove)
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1940s

1 title

1930s

4 titles · average score 71
GoodWatch78
Poster for Stella Dallas

as Stephen Dallas

GoodWatch64
Poster for The Littlest Rebel

as Capt. Herbert Cary

GoodWatch75
Poster for Frankenstein

as Victor Moritz

GoodWatch66
Poster for Seed

as Bart Carter

1920s

2 titles · average score 67
Poster for We Americans

as Hugh Bradleigh

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