- Films
- 21
- Avg rating
- 6.85
- Peak run
- 1935’43
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
6.85
10 rated films
Vote weighted
6.91
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.54
rating spread
Career
17y
1927 to 1943
Total votes
114K
across every film
Best
7.7
Frankenstein
Worst
5.9
Music in the Air
Newest first
Filmography
| 1943 | Thousands Cheer | Col. Bill Jones | 6.2 | 1,288 |
| 1938 | Sinners in Paradise | Jim Taylor | · | 618 |
| 1937 | Stella Dallas | Stephen Dallas | 7.4 | 7,133 |
| 1936 | Craig's Wife | Walter Craig | 7.2 | 1,290 |
| 1936 | A Message to Garcia | Lieutenant Andrew Rowan | · | 376 |
| 1935 | Curly Top | Edward Morgan | 6.8 | 2,318 |
| 1935 | The Littlest Rebel | Capt. Herbert Cary | 6.7 | 1,846 |
| 1934 | The Age of Innocence | Newland Archer | · | 599 |
| 1934 | The Life of Vergie Winters | John Shadwell | · | 349 |
| 1934 | Music in the Air | Bruno Mahler | 5.9 | 1,062 |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! | John Boles | · | 618 |
| 1933 | Child of Manhattan | Paul Vanderkill | · | 314 |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | James Stanton 'Jim' Emerson | · | 502 |
| 1932 | Back Street | Walter D. Saxel | 7.1 | 1,269 |
| 1931 |  Frankenstein | Victor Moritz | 7.7 | 88,960 |
| 1931 | Seed | Bart Carter | · | 612 |
| 1930 | King of Jazz | Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' | 6.7 | 1,976 |
| 1929 | Rio Rita | Captain Jim Stewart | · | 813 |
| 1928 | Fazil | John Clavering | · | 264 |
| 1928 | The Last Warning | Richard Quayle | 6.8 | 1,035 |
Better together?
John Boles's regulars
- John M. StahlDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.13
- James WhaleDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.70 avg▲+0.58
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On John Boles
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.