Highest rated movie: A Night at the Opera (1935)
Lowest rated movie: International Crime (1938)
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Movies starring John St. Polis have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 60%.
A Night at the Opera - released in 1935 - is John St. Polis's highest rated movie, with a score of 81% based on 517 reviews.
The lowest rated film from John St. Polis is International Crime - released in 1938 - with a score of 40% based on 4 reviews.
John M. St. Polis (November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor.
St. Polis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before starting his film career, he made a name for himself on the Broadway stage, most notably in the role of Frederik in the original production of The Return of Peter Grimm (1911–12) and the play's revival in 1921, both performed at the Belasco Theatre.
He appeared in 126 films between 1914 and 1943. In all of his early roles, the actor is billed as John Sainpolis. His best-known performances are as Etienne Laurier in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), and as Comte Phillipe de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
St. Polis successfully made the transition from silent cinema to "talkies" with one of his most praised performances as Dr. John M. Besant, the father of Norma Besant (played by Mary Pickford) in Coquette (1929).
John St. Polis has acted in films with Arthur Hoyt, Robert Homans, George Irving and Wallis Clark.
John St. Polis has worked with these film directors: Charles Lamont, Howard Hawks, James Cruze and Ernst Lubitsch.
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