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John Boles

Джон Боулс
Born 27 Oct 1895 in Greenville, Texas, USADied 27 Feb 1969aged 7351 credits

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.

John Boles (Greenville, Texas, 28 d’octubre de 1895 - San Angelo, Texas, 27 de febrer de 1969) va ser un cantant i actor nord-americà més conegut per interpretar a Victor Moritz a la pel·lícula Frankenstein de 1931.

Extrait de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. John Boles (28 octobre 1895 – 27 février 1969) était un chanteur et acteur américain, surtout connu pour son rôle de Victor Moritz dans le film *Frankenstein* (1931). Il débuta à Hollywood dans le cinéma muet, mais devint une immense star avec l'avènement du cinéma parlant. Après la guerre, Boles s'installe à New York pour étudier la musique. Il se fait rapidement remarquer pour son talent et est choisi pour remplacer l'acteur principal de la comédie musicale de Broadway « Little Jesse James » en 1923. Il devient une vedette confirmée de Broadway et attire l'attention des producteurs et acteurs hollywoodiens. Parmi les spectacles de Broadway auxquels Boles a participé, on peut citer « One Touch of Venus » (1943), « Kitty's Kisses » (1925), « Mercenary Mary » (1924) et « Little Jesse James » (1923). Il est engagé par la MGM pour jouer dans un film muet en 1924. Il tourne deux autres films pour ce studio avant de retourner à New York et sur les planches. En 1927, il revient à Hollywood pour jouer dans « The Love of Sunya » (1927) aux côtés de Gloria Swanson, un film qui rencontre un grand succès. Malheureusement, le cinéma étant encore muet, il ne peut démontrer ses talents de chanteur que tard dans la décennie. En 1929, Warner Brothers l'engage pour tenir le rôle principal dans leur somptueuse opérette musicale, « The Desert Song » (1929). Ce film, qui comportait des séquences en Technicolor, connut un grand succès commercial. Peu après, Radio Pictures (devenue plus tard RKO) le choisit pour interpréter le rôle principal masculin dans leur production extravagante (dont la dernière partie du film fut tournée en Technicolor) de « Rio Rita », aux côtés de Bebe Daniels. Le public fut conquis par sa voix magnifique, et John Boles devint soudainement très demandé. RCA Victor l'engagea même pour enregistrer des disques des chansons qu'il avait interprétées dans ses films. Dès la fin du tournage de « Rio Rita », Boles retourna chez Warner Brothers pour tenir le rôle principal masculin dans une comédie musicale encore plus extravagante intitulée « Song of the West » (1930), entièrement tournée en Technicolor. Peu après ce film, Universal Pictures proposa à John Boles un contrat, qu'il accepta. Il a joué dans plusieurs films pour eux, notamment la revue musicale entièrement en Technicolor intitulée Le Roi du Jazz (1930).

Acting (51)

Muchachas de Bagdad
Muchachas de Bagdad1953 · Hassan
Babes in Bagdad
Babes in Bagdad1952 · Hassan
Screen Snapshots, Series 27, No. 8: Hollywood Honors Hersholt
Screen Snapshots, Series 27, No. 8: Hollywood Honors Hersholt1948 · Self
Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer1943 · Bill Jones
Between Us Girls
Between Us Girls1942 · Steven J. Forbes
Road to Happiness
Road to Happiness1941 · Jeff Carter
Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies1939 · Self
Screen Snapshots, Series 18, No. 1
Screen Snapshots, Series 18, No. 11938 · Self
Sinners in Paradise
Sinners in Paradise1938 · Jim Taylor
Romance in the Dark
Romance in the Dark1938 · Antal Kovach
She Married an Artist
She Married an Artist1937 · Lee Thornwood
Fight for Your Lady
Fight for Your Lady1937 · Robert Densmore
As Good as Married
As Good as Married1937 · Alexander Drew
Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas1937 · Stephen Dallas
Rose of the Rancho
Rose of the Rancho1936 · Jim Kearney
Screen Snapshots, Series 15, No. 13 - Goings on in Hollywood
Screen Snapshots, Series 15, No. 13 - Goings on in Hollywood1936 · Self
A Message to Garcia
A Message to Garcia1936 · Lieutenant Andrew Rowan
Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife1936 · Walter Craig
Screen Snapshots, Series 14, No. 8
Screen Snapshots, Series 14, No. 81935 · Self
Curly Top
Curly Top1935 · Edward Morgan
The Littlest Rebel
The Littlest Rebel1935 · Captain Cary
Starlit Days at the Lido
Starlit Days at the Lido1935 · Self
Orchids to You
Orchids to You1935 · Thomas Bentley
Redheads on Parade
Redheads on Parade1935 · John Bruce
Stand Up and Cheer!
Stand Up and Cheer!1934 · John Boles
Music in the Air
Music in the Air1934 · Bruno Mahler
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence1934 · Newland Archer
Beloved
Beloved1934 · Carl Hausmann
Bottoms Up
Bottoms Up1934 · Hal Reed
I Believed in You
I Believed in You1934 · Michael Harrison
The White Parade
The White Parade1934 · Ronald Hall III
Wild Gold
Wild Gold1934 · Steve Miller
The Life of Vergie Winters
The Life of Vergie Winters1934 · John Shadwell
Hollywood on Parade No. B-7
Hollywood on Parade No. B-71934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
Hollywood on Parade No. B-91934 · Self
Child of Manhattan
Child of Manhattan1933 · Paul Vanderkill
Hollywood on Parade No. A-9
Hollywood on Parade No. A-91933 · Self
My Lips Betray
My Lips Betray1933 · King Rupert aka Captain von Linden
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday1933 · James Stanton "Jim" Emerson
Careless Lady
Careless Lady1932 · Stephen Illington
Back Street
Back Street1932 · Walter D. Saxel
6 Hours to Live
6 Hours to Live1932 · Karl Kranz
Frankenstein
Frankenstein1931 · Victor Moritz
Screen Snapshots, Series 10, No. 6
Screen Snapshots, Series 10, No. 61931 · Self
Resurrection
Resurrection1931 · Prince Dmitri Nekhludoff
The Voice of Hollywood, Series 1, No. 2
The Voice of Hollywood, Series 1, No. 21930 · Self
Screen Snapshots, Series 9, No. 12
Screen Snapshots, Series 9, No. 121930 · Self - Vocalist
King of Jazz
King of Jazz1930 · Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')
Fazil
Fazil1928 · John Clavering
Virgin Lips
Virgin Lips1928 · Barry Blake
The Bride of the Colorado
The Bride of the Colorado1928 · John Barrows