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John Boles is a Actor American born on 27 october 1895 at Greenville (USA)

John Boles

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Nationality USA
Birth 27 october 1895 at Greenville (USA)
Death 27 february 1969 (at 73 years) at San Angelo (USA)

John Boles (October 28, 1895 – February 27, 1969) was an American actor.

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Filmography of John Boles (56 films)

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Hollywood Without Make-Up
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)

Directed by Ken Murray
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities
Actors Kirk Douglas, Ken Murray, Cary Grant, June Allyson, George K. Arthur, Eddie Albert
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating71% 3.576773.576773.576773.576773.57677
The film consists of archive footage of famous Hollywood stars, mostly home movies showing the stars as themselves instead of playing a role in front of the camera.
Babes in Bagdad
Babes in Bagdad (1952)
, 1h35
Directed by Edgar George Ulmer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Paulette Goddard, Gypsy Rose Lee, Richard Ney, Sebastian Cabot, Christopher Lee, John Boles
Roles Hassan
Rating46% 2.3293152.3293152.3293152.3293152.329315
Arabian Nights princess Kyra goes on strike demanding equal rights for women, to the frustration of caliph Hassan. Supported by the caliph's godson, Ezar, Kyra enables the caliph to see the error of his polygamous ways, and he eventually settles down with his favourite wife, Zohara.
Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer (1943)
, 2h5
Directed by George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, Mary Astor, John Boles, Ben Blue, Frances Rafferty
Roles Colonel Bill Jones
Rating62% 3.100043.100043.100043.100043.10004
The film is essentially a two-part program. The first half consists of a romantic comedy storyline involving an aerialist, played by Gene Kelly, who is drafted into the US Army but really wants to join the air force. During training, he falls in love with Kathryn (played by Kathryn Grayson), the daughter of his commanding officer, who has similarly put her singing career on hold in order to serve by providing entertainment for the troops. Unusually for this type of a film (and for this era of Hollywood), the character Kathryn has only recently met her father for the first time since she was a baby, her parents having divorced. A related subplot has Kathryn conniving to get her parents (played by John Boles and Mary Astor) to reconcile. During the first part of the film, Grayson sings several numbers and Kelly performs one of his most famous routines, dancing with a mop as a partner.
Between Us Girls
Between Us Girls (1942)
, 1h25
Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Diana Barrymore, Robert Cummings, Andy Devine, Kay Francis, John Boles, Ethel Griffies
Roles Steven J. Forbes
Rating62% 3.1387953.1387953.1387953.1387953.138795
Road to Happiness
Road to Happiness (1941)
, 1h24
Directed by Phil Rosen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors John Boles, Mona Barrie, Billy Lee, Roscoe Karns, Lillian Elliott, Paul Porcasi
Roles Jeff Carter
Rating58% 2.910772.910772.910772.910772.91077
A bittersweet story of a family's road to happiness. Jeff Carter (John Boles) has just
Sinners in Paradise
Sinners in Paradise (1938)
, 1h5
Directed by James Whale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Madge Evans, John Boles, Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin, Gene Lockhart, Nana Bryant
Roles Jim Taylor
Rating57% 2.8536952.8536952.8536952.8536952.853695
A passenger aircraft crashes in mid-Pacific and some of the survivors reach an island inhabited only by an American, Jim Taylor, with his Chinese servant, Ping. He declines to help them, telling them to build their own shelter and gather their own food and, though he has a boat and fuel, refusing to take them off. The reason why he wants to remain undisturbed, we learn, is that he is wanted for murder. In time his attitude to the intruders softens as they, despite endless bickering, manage to form a working community and he finds himself increasingly drawn to an attractive young nurse, Anne Wesson, who is running away from her husband. When the boat is prepared for a trip to civilisation, two crooked businessmen from the party steal it with Ping on board. In a fight, he kills them both and, fatally wounded, brings the boat back. The rest can then escape.
Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas (1937)
, 1h46
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., John Boles, Anne Shirley, Barbara O'Neil, Alan Hale
Roles Stephen Dallas
Rating73% 3.6949753.6949753.6949753.6949753.694975
Stella Martin (Barbara Stanwyck), the daughter of a mill worker in a post-World War I Massachusetts factory town, is determined to better herself. She sets her sights on mill executive Stephen Dallas (John Boles) and catches him at an emotionally vulnerable time. Stephen's father killed himself after losing his fortune. Penniless, Stephen disappeared from high society, intending to marry his fiancée Helen (Barbara O'Neil) once he was financially able to support her. However, just as he reaches his goal, he reads in the newspaper the announcement of her wedding. So he marries Stella.
Fight for Your Lady
Fight for Your Lady (1937)
, 1h6
Directed by Benjamin Stoloff
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors John Boles, Jack Oakie, Ida Lupino, Margot Grahame, Gordon Jones, Erik Rhodes
Roles Robert Densmore
Rating54% 2.7177352.7177352.7177352.7177352.717735
This script must be run from the command line
A Message to Garcia
A Message to Garcia (1936)
, 1h17
Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Wallace Beery, Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Alan Hale, Herbert Mundin, Mona Barrie
Roles Lt. Andrew Rowan
Rating58% 2.947192.947192.947192.947192.94719
The film opens with the Maine Incident of 1898 in which an American warship blew-up in Havana harbor, allegedly following sabotage by Spain, triggering the outbreak of the Spanish–American War. President McKinley, wishing to make contact with General Calixto García, the leader of the Cuban revolt against Spain, summons an American army officer Andrew Summers Rowan to the White House and gives him a message which he is to personally deliver into Garcia's hands.
Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife (1936)

Directed by Dorothy Arzner
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Rosalind Russell, John Boles, Billie Burke, Jane Darwell, Alma Kruger, Dorothy Wilson
Roles Walter Craig
Rating71% 3.5878853.5878853.5878853.5878853.587885
The plot centers on twenty-four hours in the life of Harriet Craig (Rosalind Russell), and the home life she has created for herself and her husband. Harriet values material things more than her husband and goes to great lengths to protect her life as she has created it, regardless of what the outcomes are to those around her. The story's message is stated by the Craig's housekeeper, Mrs. Harold (Jane Darwell), who says, "Those who live to themselves, are left to themselves," as one by one, all her disgusted family and servants abandon her, leaving her entirely on her own.