Richard Boleslavsky


Richard Boleslavsky

Biography

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Photo Collections

Operator 13 - Behind-the-Scenes Photo
Here is a photo taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's Operator 13 (1934), starring Marion Davies and Gary Cooper.
The Painted Veil - Movie Poster
Here is an American release movie poster for The Painted Veil (1934), starring Greta Garbo.

Videos

Movie Clip

Les Miserables (1935) -- (Movie Clip) I Myself Was Born In Prison Villain Javert (Charles Laughton) is confirmed to his police rank, supplying his own character background, in an early scene from Richard Boleslawski's 20th Century Fox production of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, 1935.
Les Miserables (1935) -- (Movie Clip) A Wonderful Effort Crucial scene nicely wrought by director Richard Boleslawski, Fredric March, whom we know is really the reformed criminal Valjean, now known as M. Madeleine, a prosperous business owner, performs a rescue, stirring the memory of the magistrate Javert (Charles Laughton), his one-time jailer, in 20th Century-Fox’s Les Miserables, 1935.
Les Miserables (1935) -- (Movie Clip) The Good Priest Bishop Bienvenue (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) makes a big deposit in the karma bank, telling the cops that the plates Valjean (Fredric March) stole were in fact a gift, in the 1935 Fox production of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables.
Les Miserables (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Ten Years In The Galleys Title sequence and first scene introducing Valjean (Fredric March) from director Richard Boleslawski's lavish but efficient 1935 production of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, from 20th Century Fox.
Les Miserables (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Where's My Bread? Valjean (Fredric March) suffering and Javert (Charles Laughton) observing in director Richard Boleslawski's quick survey of Prisoner #2906's ordeal, from Fox's 1935 production of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, 1935.
Theodora Goes Wild (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Sexy Trash Rebecca (Spring Byington) leads the ladies in denouncing a novel serialized in the town paper, editor Jed (Thomas Mitchell) and incognito author Theodora (Irene Dunne) playing along, in Richard Boleslawski's Theodora Goes Wild, 1936.
Theodora Goes Wild (1936) -- (Movie Clip) You Ought To Meet Me Theodora (Irene Dunne) worrying with publisher Stevenson (Thurston Hall) about her racy novel ruining her reputation, meets his wife (Nana Bryant) and artist Michael (Melvyn Douglas), in Richard Boleslawski's Theodora Goes Wild, 1936.
Theodora Goes Wild (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Eve And The Serpent Innocent Theodora (Irene Dunne), aiming to prove she's as worldly as the author of her racy novel would be, in the apartment of handsome artist Michael (Melvyn Douglas), in Richard Boleslawski's Theodora Goes Wild, 1936.
Painted Veil, The (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Blithering Idiot Alone after her sister's wedding, Austrian Olga (Greta Garbo) with her former schoolmate, Brit doctor Walter (Herbert Marshall), in Richard Boleslawski's The Painted Veil, 1934, from the Somerset Maugham novel.
Painted Veil, The (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Men Ought To Be Different Opening scene from director Richard Boleslawski, bride Olga (Cecilia Parker), her sister Katrin (Greta Garbo), her suitor Walter (Herbert Marshall) and their parents (Jean Hersholt, Bodil Rosing), from The Painted Veil, 1934, from the Somerset Maugham novel.
Painted Veil, The (1934) -- (Movie Clip) The Spell Is Broken Hong Kong man-about-town Jack (George Brent), giving a tour but shameless in his pursuit of newly-arrived doctor's wife Katrin (Greta Garbo), in The Painted Veil, 1934, from the Somerset Maugham novel.
Painted Veil, The (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Admiring Your Garden Left at home during a Hong Kong festival, doctor's wife Katrin (Greta Garbo) is intercepted by her unwelcome suitor Jack (George Brent), then attending together, in The Painted Veil, 1934, from the Somerset Maugham novel.

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