Movies by John Boles
As part of the cast:
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: The 1920s (2009)
Cast: Al Jolson, Sophie Tucker, Bebe Daniels …
Take a guided tour through the halcyon days of Hollywood, when stars such as Al Jolson, Jeanette MacDonald, Eddie Cantor and Sophie Tucker used the advent of cinema sound to showcase their…
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Ciao (2008)
Cast: Adam Neal Smith, Alessandro Calza, Ethel Lung …
Directed by: Yen Tan
After the death of his close friend, Mark, Jeff (Adam Neal Smith) begins corresponding via e-mail with Andrea (Alessandro Calza), an Italian with whom Mark had an online relationship. Upon…
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Stella Dallas (1937)
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Anne Shirley …
Directed by: King Vidor
Working-class gal Stella (Barbara Stanwyck) strikes it rich when she marries wealthy Stephen Dallas (John Boles), but winds up alone when Stephen takes a job in New York and she's…
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Curly Top (1935)
Cast: Shirley Temple Black, John Boles, Shirley Temple …
Directed by: Irving Cummings
The original adorable moppet, Shirley Temple, is an orphan who, along with her beautiful older sister, is adopted by a Park Avenue bachelor millionaire (John Boles). Staying true to her…
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The Littlest Rebel (1935)
Cast: Shirley Temple, John Boles, Jack Holt …
Directed by: David Butler
When a sympathetic Union colonel (Jack Holt) helps a Confederate officer (John Boles) escape from custody to visit his family, they're both arrested and sentenced to be executed. Now,…
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Stand Up and Cheer (1934)
Cast: Shirley Temple, James Dunn, John Boles …
Directed by: Hamilton MacFadden
In an effort to perk up a despondent nation in the throes of the Great Depression, the president of the United States creates a new seat on his cabinet and names a hotshot Broadway producer…
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Frankenstein / Bride of Frankenstein: The Legacy Collection (1931)
Cast: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles …
Directed by: James Whale
In Frankenstein, a mad scientist (Colin Clive) creates a monster (the inimitable Boris Karloff) but errs by giving him a criminal brain. In Bride of Frankenstein, the superior and very witty…
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Frankenstein (1931)
Cast: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, John Boles …
Directed by: James Whale
Unbeknownst to his fiancée (Mae Clarke), young scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) -- aided by his hunchbacked assistant, Fritz (Dwight Frye) -- has been building a monster…
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The Love of Sunya (1927)
Cast: Gloria Swanson, John Boles, Anders Randolf …
Directed by: Albert Parker
Starring legendary silent film star Gloria Swanson, this compelling melodrama offers us a unique perspective on love and destiny that has transfixed viewers for decades. Swanson plays a young…