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1. Frankenstein (1931)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.

Director: James Whale | Stars: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff, John Boles

Votes: 79,684

2. Stella Dallas (1937)

Approved | 106 min | Drama, Romance

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

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Anne Shirley, Barbara O'Neil

Votes: 6,276 | Gross: $2.00M

3. King of Jazz (1930)

Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Musical

American Pre-Code color film starring Paul Whiteman and his Jazz orchestra.

Directors: John Murray Anderson, Walter Lantz | Stars: Paul Whiteman, John Boles, Laura La Plante, Jeanette Loff

Votes: 1,612

4. The Littlest Rebel (1935)

Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Shirley Temple's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his family and is arrested. A Yankee takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the ... See full summary »

Director: David Butler | Stars: Shirley Temple, John Boles, Jack Holt, Karen Morley

Votes: 1,679

5. Only Yesterday (1933)

Passed | 105 min | Drama, Romance

A one-night fling during World War I results in a young girl getting pregnant. Years later, she meets him again. Now a successful businessman, he doesn't even remember her, but tries to seduce her.

Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, John Boles, Edna May Oliver, Billie Burke

Votes: 421

6. Sinners in Paradise (1938)

Passed | 65 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A seaplane departs for China. On board are a nurse escaping a loveless marriage to do work with refugees, a woman hoping to surprise her estranged son, a wealthy heiress trying to distance ... See full summary »

Director: James Whale | Stars: Madge Evans, John Boles, Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin

Votes: 542

7. Curly Top (1935)

Approved | 75 min | Family, Musical, Romance

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.

Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Shirley Temple, John Boles, Rochelle Hudson, Jane Darwell

Votes: 2,109

8. Thousands Cheer (1943)

Passed | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

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... See full summary »

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, Mary Astor, John Boles

Votes: 1,196

9. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)

60 min | Comedy, Family

The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the ... See full summary »

Stars: Milton Berle, Sid Stone, Jimmy Nelson, Arnold Stang

Votes: 164

10. Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A little girl's (Shirley Temple) toe-tapping musical numbers uplift the nation during the Depression in this charming classic that includes Temple's rendition of "Baby Take a Bow.

Director: Hamilton MacFadden | Stars: Warner Baxter, Madge Evans, James Dunn, Sylvia Froos

Votes: 577

11. Back Street (1932)

Passed | 93 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

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

Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Irene Dunne, John Boles, George Meeker, Zasu Pitts

Votes: 1,070 | Gross: $1.96M

12. Craig's Wife (1936)

Passed | 73 min | Drama

A domineering woman marries a wealthy man for his money, and then uses her position to further her own ambitions for money and power.

Director: Dorothy Arzner | Stars: Rosalind Russell, John Boles, Billie Burke, Jane Darwell

Votes: 1,013

13. Babes in Bagdad (1952)

Approved | 79 min | Comedy

Hassan, the Kadi of Bagdad, has a harem housing twelve beauties, but concentrates his attention on Zohara. A newcomer, Kyra, introduces rebellion into the by the unheard of act of ... See full summary »

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Paulette Goddard, Gypsy Rose Lee, Richard Ney, John Boles

Votes: 131

14. The Last Warning (1928)

89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A producer decides to reopen a theater, that had been closed five years previously when one of the actors was murdered during a performance, by staging a production of the same play with the remaining members of the original cast.

Director: Paul Leni | Stars: Laura La Plante, Montagu Love, Roy D'Arcy, Margaret Livingston

Votes: 802

15. Seed (1931)

96 min | Drama

Bart is a clerk for a publishing company. He has written a novel. He and his wife Peggy have five children. Bart's former girlfriend Mildred manages the company's Paris office. She manages ... See full summary »

Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: John Boles, Genevieve Tobin, Lois Wilson, Raymond Hackett

Votes: 605

16. The Age of Innocence (1934)

Approved | 81 min | Drama, Romance

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

Director: Philip Moeller | Stars: Irene Dunne, John Boles, Lionel Atwill, Helen Westley

Votes: 524

17. Bottoms Up (1934)

Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Promoter Smoothie King helps a pair of phonies con their way into a movie company. As Wanda heads toward stardom, she turns more and more from King toward the matinée idol. King must decide between his plans and her happiness.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Pat Paterson, John Boles, Sid Silvers

Votes: 172

18. The Desert Song (1929)

Passed | 123 min | Action, Musical, Romance

The Desert Song is a 1929 American Pre-Code operetta film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring John Boles, Louise Fazenda, and Myrna Loy.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: John Boles, Carlotta King, Louise Fazenda, Johnny Arthur

Votes: 126

19. Rio Rita (1929)

Passed | 140 min | Comedy, Musical, Western

Capt. James Stewart pursues the bandit "The Kinkajou" over the Mexican border and falls in love with Rita. He suspects, that her brother is the bandit.

Director: Luther Reed | Stars: Bebe Daniels, John Boles, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey

Votes: 764

20. The Love of Sunya (1927)

Passed | 78 min | Drama

A young woman at life's crossroads is granted mystic visions of how her decisions will affect her future life.

Director: Albert Parker | Stars: Gloria Swanson, John Boles, Pauline Garon, Ian Keith

Votes: 832 | Gross: $0.50M

21. Careless Lady (1932)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Romance

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

Director: Kenneth MacKenna | Stars: Joan Bennett, John Boles, Minna Gombell, Weldon Heyburn

Votes: 151

22. A Message to Garcia (1936)

Passed | 85 min | Drama

Based on the actual event of Rowan's carrying a message from President McKinley to Garcia in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. The parts of Dory and Raphalita are added.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Wallace Beery, Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Alan Hale

Votes: 347

23. Romance in the Dark (1938)

Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

"Romance in the Dark" is a 1938 film directed by H. C. Potter and starring Gladys Swarthout, John Boles, John Barrymore, and Claire Dodd. It is one of five movies produced by Paramount in ... See full summary »

Director: H.C. Potter | Stars: Gladys Swarthout, John Boles, John Barrymore, Claire Dodd

Votes: 75

24. The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)

Passed | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Promising politician John Shadwell is married to Laura but in love with Vergie Winters, a milliner from his hometown. As Shadwell's political career blooms, gossip and rumors begin to cause... See full summary »

Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Ann Harding, John Boles, Helen Vinson, Betty Furness

Votes: 291

25. Song of the West (1930)

Passed | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Musical

As a wagon train treks west, two men, Lt. Singleton and a Stanton, a scout, are rivals for the attentions of the Colonels's daughter, Virginia. Stanton is held for murder after a fight with... See full summary »

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: John Boles, Vivienne Segal, Joe E. Brown, Marie Wells

Votes: 34

26. The White Parade (1934)

Approved | 80 min | Drama

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 ... See full summary »

Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Loretta Young, John Boles, Dorothy Wilson, Muriel Kirkland

Votes: 112

27. Road to Happiness (1941)

Passed | 84 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Jeff Carter, a struggling singer, pursues radio acting to support his son Danny. Aided by his son and agent Charley Grady, Jeff finds success in radio and achieves his professional goals through this medium.

Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: John Boles, Mona Barrie, Billy Lee, Roscoe Karns

Votes: 138

28. 6 Hours to Live (1932)

Approved | 72 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A murder victim 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.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Warner Baxter, Miriam Jordan, John Boles, George F. Marion

Votes: 180

29. Music in the Air (1934)

Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Constantly quarreling couple decide to try the jealousy angle when a naive young couple comes along.

Director: Joe May | Stars: Gloria Swanson, John Boles, Douglass Montgomery, June Lang

Votes: 1,026

30. She Married an Artist (1937)

Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

American artist Lee Thornwood (John Boles) and his model, Sally Dennis (Frances Drake), appear to be made for each other, but he weds Parisian designer Toni Bonnet (Luli Deste) instead...... See full summary »

Director: Marion Gering | Stars: John Boles, Luli Deste, Frances Drake, Helen Westley

Votes: 16

31. Fazil (1928)

88 min | Drama, Romance

An Arab prince born and raised in the desert and a beautiful Frenchwoman from Paris fall in love and marry, but the tremendous differences in their backgrounds and the cultural differences between their two different societies put strains on their marriage that may well prove irreparable.

Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Charles Farrell, Greta Nissen, John Boles, Mae Busch

Votes: 233

32. Captain of the Guard (1930)

Passed | 83 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A captain of the king's guards secretly works for the rebels.

Directors: John S. Robertson, Pál Fejös | Stars: Laura La Plante, John Boles, Sam De Grasse, James A. Marcus

Votes: 44

33. Rose of the Rancho (1936)

Approved | 85 min | Western

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 ... See full summary »

Director: Marion Gering | Stars: John Boles, Gladys Swarthout, Charles Bickford, Grace Bradley

Votes: 46

34. My Lips Betray (1933)

Approved | 76 min | Musical

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 ... See full summary »

Directors: John G. Blystone, Henry King | Stars: Lilian Harvey, John Boles, El Brendel, Irene Browne

Votes: 26

35. Romance of the Underworld (1928)

68 min | Drama

When a gangster's speakeasy is raided by the police, one of the people picked up is the gangster's pretty young girlfriend. A kind-hearted cop takes pity on her and helps her get out of ... See full summary »

Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Mary Astor, Ben Bard, Robert Elliott, John Boles

Votes: 82

36. One Heavenly Night (1930)

82 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A poor but basically honest flower woman agrees to impersonate a wicked opera star.

Director: George Fitzmaurice | Stars: John Boles, Evelyn Laye, Leon Errol, Lilyan Tashman

Votes: 181

37. Between Us Girls (1942)

Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

A young actress tries to help her mother's romance by deception, and winds up in some hilarious escapades before learning her lesson.

Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Diana Barrymore, Robert Cummings, Kay Francis, John Boles

Votes: 108

38. Good Sport (1931)

Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Romance

When her husband (Alan Dinehart) sails for a three-month business trip in Europe, an unsophisticated wife ('Linda Watkins (I)') sublets a Manhattan apartment so she can occupy herself with ... See full summary »

Director: Kenneth MacKenna | Stars: Linda Watkins, John Boles, Greta Nissen, Minna Gombell

Votes: 55

39. Muchachas de Bagdad (1953)

95 min | Comedy

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Directors: Jerónimo Mihura, Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: John Boles, José Calvo, Maruja Coral, María del Amor

Votes: 19

40. Redheads on Parade (1935)

Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

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

Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: John Boles, Dixie Lee, Jack Haley, Raymond Walburn

Votes: 44

41. Child of Manhattan (1933)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance

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 ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Nancy Carroll, John Boles, Buck Jones, Jessie Ralph

Votes: 274

42. Fight for Your Lady (1937)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Romance

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

Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: John Boles, Jack Oakie, Ida Lupino, Margot Grahame

Votes: 202

43. The Sixth Commandment (1924)

60 min

John Brant, a devoted minister, is in love with Marian Calhoun, but must keep it a secret because she is engaged to Robert Fields--who, unbeknownst to Marian, is playing around with a ... See full summary »

Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: William Faversham, Charlotte Walker, John Boles, Kathleen Martyn

44. Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Music

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 ... See full summary »

Stars: The Radio Rogues, Eddie Bartell, Jimmy Hollywood, Henry Taylor

Votes: 136

45. Resurrection (1931)

81 min | Drama

Country girl Katusha is seduced and abandoned by Prince Nekludov who, years later, finds himself on a jury trying the same Katusha for a crime to which he now realizes that his actions ... See full summary »

Director: Edwin Carewe | Stars: John Boles, Lupe Velez, Nance O'Neil, William Keighley

Votes: 25

46. Orchids to You (1935)

74 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

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

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: John Boles, Jean Muir, Charles Butterworth, Ruthelma Stevens

Votes: 47

47. Hollywood Hobbies (1939)

Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy

Two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Joyce Compton, Sally Payne, William 'Billy' Benedict, Milton Berle

Votes: 208

48. Beloved (1934)

85 min | Drama, Musical

Story about four generations in a family of musicians.

Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: John Boles, Gloria Stuart, Morgan Farley, Ruth Hall

Votes: 56

49. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933)

10 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

Portraits on the wall of Willy Pogany's studio come to life.

Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Willy Pogany, Harry Green, Bebe Daniels

Votes: 37

50. As Good as Married (1937)

Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Romance

In order to avoid alimony payments and a large tax bill, a boss marries his secretary, then finds out he really is in love with her.

Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: John Boles, Doris Nolan, Walter Pidgeon, Tala Birell

Votes: 35