John Boles
John Boles
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 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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 6.902
Birthday 1895-10-27
Place of Birth Greenville, Texas, USA
Also Known As Джон Боулс,
Frankenstein
1931

Frankenstein

Wild Gold
1934

Wild Gold

Curly Top
1935

Curly Top

Thousands Cheer
1943

Thousands Cheer

Stella Dallas
1937

Stella Dallas

The Littlest Rebel
1935

The Littlest Rebel

Rio Rita
1929

Rio Rita

The Love of Sunya
1927

The Love of Sunya

The White Parade
1934

The White Parade

Music in the Air
1934

Music in the Air

Craig's Wife
1936

Craig's Wife

Fazil
1928

Fazil

Back Street
1932

Back Street

The Age of Innocence
1934

The Age of Innocence

Only Yesterday
1933

Only Yesterday

A Message to Garcia
1936

A Message to Garcia

Bottoms Up
1934

Bottoms Up

Sinners in Paradise
1938

Sinners in Paradise

Orchids to You
1935

Orchids to You

Seed
1931

Seed

Fight for Your Lady
1937

Fight for Your Lady

The Desert Song
1929

The Desert Song

Song of the West
1930

Song of the West

The Life of Vergie Winters
1934

The Life of Vergie Winters

The Last Warning
1928

The Last Warning

6 Hours to Live
1932

6 Hours to Live

Good Sport
1931

Good Sport

One Heavenly Night
1930

One Heavenly Night

She Married an Artist
1937

She Married an Artist

Captain of the Guard
1930

Captain of the Guard

Careless Lady
1932

Careless Lady

My Lips Betray
1933

My Lips Betray

King of Jazz
1930

King of Jazz

Child of Manhattan
1933

Child of Manhattan

The Sixth Commandment
1924

The Sixth Commandment

Road to Happiness
1941

Road to Happiness

Rose of the Rancho
1936

Rose of the Rancho

Babes in Bagdad
1952

Babes in Bagdad

Between Us Girls
1942

Between Us Girls

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Redheads on Parade
1935

Redheads on Parade

Beloved
1934

Beloved

Romance in the Dark
1938

Romance in the Dark

Romance of the Underworld
1928

Romance of the Underworld

Resurrection
1931

Resurrection

As Good as Married
1937

As Good as Married

I Believed in You
1934

I Believed in You

We Americans
1928

We Americans

Stand Up and Cheer!
1934

Stand Up and Cheer!

The Water Hole
1928

The Water Hole

Starlit Days at the Lido
1935

Starlit Days at the Lido

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Excuse Me
1925

Excuse Me

So This Is Marriage?
1924

So This Is Marriage?

The Shepherd of the Hills
1928

The Shepherd of the Hills

Man-Made Women
1928

Man-Made Women

Virgin Lips
1928

Virgin Lips

Scandal
1929

Scandal