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John Boles

John Boles

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).

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Babes in Bagdad (1952)

The Kadi of Bagdad has harem troubles in this low budget comedy from Edgar Ulmer. ...

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Thousands Cheer (1943)

Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of having an accident during ...

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Between Us Girls (1942)

A 20-year-old stage actress takes on her most challenging role when she pretends to be her own mother's 12-year-old daughter. ...

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Road to Happiness (1941)

A struggling singer, devoted to his young son, fears the child's super-spoiled, unloving but wealthy mother will gain custody of the boy. ...

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Sinners in Paradise (1938)

The survivors from a plane crash are washed up on an island where the only inhabitants are Mr. Taylor and his servant, Ping. The mismatched group must learn to get along and work together if they are to convince Taylor to let them borrow his boat and retur ...

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Romance in the Dark (1938)

A baritone aids a young servant in making her dream of singing professionally come true. ...

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She Married an Artist (1937)

Because Thornwood's portraits of comely model Sally Dennis are in such great demand, he is obliged to spend virtually all his time with Sally, which prompts Toni to seek retribution in divorce court. ...

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Fight for Your Lady (1937)

Wrestling trainer puts himself in charge of a singer's love life when the singer is jilted by a rich girl. ...

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Stella Dallas (1937)

A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future. ...

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As Good as Married (1937)

When a boss proposes marriage to his secretary, she discovers that the arrangement is solely for tax purposes. ...

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Craig's Wife (1936)

Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions and social status whose behavior makes difficult her relationship with domestic service and family members. ...

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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)

Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Frank McHugh plays with his children; a visit to the West Side Tennis Club affords glimpses of many stars. ...

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A Message to Garcia (1936)

A fiery Cuban woman guides an emissary from the U.S. president through the jungles of war-torn Cuba. ...

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Rose of the Rancho (1936)

It is California in 1852 that only recently being surrendered by Mexico to the United States and admitted into the union. Most of the land-owners of California were the descendants of the Dons who had colonized it a hundred years before and whose title dee ...

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The Littlest Rebel (1935)

Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg Pres ...

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Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)

Basically this is a commercial for Hollywood's Lido Lounge and for MGM contract players. The Lido is a large watering hole; we visit one afternoon with an orchestra playing, all sorts of stars and would-be stars sitting at tables near the pool alongside pa ...

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Redheads on Parade (1935)

A film star finds herself in trouble with her co-star when she has to flirt with the backer to prevent him from withdrawing his support. ...

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Orchids to You (1935)

An unlikely courtroom romance blooms between a flower-shop owner and her unscrupulous landlord's married attorney. ...

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Curly Top (1935)

Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones". As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary. ...

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Music in the Air (1934)

A songwriter's young daughter (June Lang) begins to dream of stardom when she's offered the lead role in a new operetta. ...

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The White Parade (1934)

The title represents the hopeful, ambitious students at a hospital training school and is primarily a story of the stern discipline and laborious physical and mental toil they endure in order to become nurses and join the White Parade. It is told mainly th ...

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The Age of Innocence (1934)

An engaged attorney and a divorcee fall for each other in 1870s Manhattan. ...

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The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)

A small town politician, kept from marrying the love of his life, eventually marries another woman and his career ascends, but he secretly continues the relationship with his true love. ...

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Wild Gold (1934)

A young man desperately in love with a nightclub singer sees an opportunity to spend some time alone with her when they're traveling through the Nevada gold country, and he takes the carburetor off her car and throws it in the river, stranding them there. ...

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Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)

President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his depart ...

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Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934)

Jimmy Durante asks popular song writing team Mack Gordon and Harry Revel to demonstrate some of their songs. There is interplay with impersonator Florence Desmond, Ben Turpin, Rudy Vallee and many others. Sometimes this film is incorrectly labelled as A-2 ...

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Bottoms Up (1934)

Three smart film-flammers help a homeless little girl to love and happiness by making monkeys out of Hollywood's big movie moguls. A love story to make life worth living, bristling with roaring laughter and rhythmic with singable, lovable song hits. Made b ...

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I Believed in You (1934)

An aspiring writer and her boyfriend, a professional agitator head off to the Big Apple in search of good fortune. Unfortunately, the agitator soon finds himself in trouble with the cops. Meanwhile the writer attempts to become a Greenwich Village Bohemian ...

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Beloved (1934)

Story about four generations in a family of musicians. ...

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My Lips Betray (1933)

In a make-believe, mittleuropean kingdom, a vivacious but dim country girl sings in a beer garden for her rent money. Meanwhile, the king is facing bankruptcy for his little nation, unless he marries a rich but undesirable queen of another comic opera prin ...

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Only Yesterday (1933)

On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices an envelope addressed to him on his desk. As he begins to read, we're taken back to World ...

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Child of Manhattan (1933)

Paul Vanderkill is extraordinarily wealthy because his grandfather happened to buy farmland in what was to become Midtown Manhattan. The Loveland Dance Hall is one of the tenants of the Vanderkill estates. To reassure his aunt Sophie, Vanderkill visits Lov ...

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6 Hours to Live (1932)

The victim of a political assassination is brought back to life by a scientific experiment. However, the effects only last for six hours, and he must find his killer in that time. ...

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Back Street (1932)

A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life. ...

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Careless Lady (1932)

Innocent Sally Brown thinks men are only attracted to experienced women, so she poses as the wife of an unmarried businessman on a trip to Paris. ...

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Good Sport (1931)

Marilyn Parker decides not to accompany her husband Rex on his business trip to Europe when she receives a surprise visit from her mother. ...

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Frankenstein (1931)

Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him. ...

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Seed (1931)

Bart is a clerk for a publishing company; he has written a novel. His wife Peggy and he have five children. Bart's former girlfriend Mildred is manager of the company's Paris office. She manages to get the novel published and talks Bart into marrying her a ...

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