 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".