6 Best John Boles Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 24, 2026

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John Boles brought a smooth, romantic presence to Hollywood across the silent and sound eras and became known for his rich singing voice in early musicals. These are late-1920s and early silent titles. Virgin Lips sends a sheltered young woman into dangerous romance, Man-Made Women threatens a family’s reputation, Fazil clashes a European woman’s passion with an Arab prince’s culture, and The Love of Sunya shows a clairvoyant her possible futures. The Sixth Commandment and So This Is Marriage? round out the list.

Virgin Lips (1928) 01

Virgin Lips (1928)

TMDB ★ 5.4

John Boles features in this silent drama about a sheltered young woman whose first taste of independence leads her into dangerous romantic territory.

Directed by Elmer Clifton · 0h 59m

Man-Made Women (1928) 02

Man-Made Women (1928)

TMDB ★ 5.4

A society woman's scandalous romantic choices threaten to upend her family's reputation.

Directed by Paul L. Stein · 1h 00m

Fazil (1928) 03

Fazil (1928)

TMDB ★ 5.7

A European woman's passionate romance with an Arab prince collides with irreconcilable cultural differences.

Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 28m

The Love of Sunya (1927) 04

The Love of Sunya (1927)

TMDB ★ 5.5

John Boles features in this silent drama about a clairvoyant woman shown visions of her possible futures with different suitors.

Directed by Albert Parker · 1h 18m

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The Sixth Commandment (1924) 05

The Sixth Commandment (1924)

TMDB ★ 5.4

John Boles features in this silent drama where a wealthy man's forbidden romance tests his loyalty to his family's strict moral code.

Directed by Christy Cabanne · 1h 00m

So This Is Marriage? (1924) 06

So This Is Marriage? (1924)

TMDB ★ 5.4

A married couple's dissatisfaction leads them each to fantasise about how their lives might have turned out differently.

Directed by Hobart Henley · 1h 10m

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.