Ricardo Cortez (born Jacob Kranze or Jacob Krantz; September 19, 1900 – April 28, 1977) was an American actor and film director. He was also credited as Jack Crane early in his acting career.

Early years

Ricardo Cortez was born Jacob Krantz in New York City to Morris and Sarah (Lefkovitz) Krantz. Along with his brother Stanley Cortez (born Stanislaus Krantz), he was raised in a Jewish family in New York City.Letter of the Department of Health, City of New York, 8 October 2000. mentioned in: Rudolf Ulrich (Hrsg.): ''Österreicher in Hollywood.'' Neuauflage, Verlag Filmarchiv Austria, Wien 2004, , p. 597 (

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has been incorrectly cited as his birthplace.)Cortez' obituary in ''

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'' cites Vienna as his birthplace, and the book ''A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940'' describes him as "Jacob Kranze, Viennese émigré". He attended

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in New York City. Prior to entering the film business, he was an amateur boxer and worked on Wall Street as a runner.

Career

Acting

Hollywood executives changed his name from Krantz to Cortez to capitalize on his handsome Latin-like features and the popularity of the

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era's " Latin lovers" such as Rudolph Valentino,

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and

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. When it began to circulate that Cortez was not actually Latin, the studios attempted to pass him off as French before a final

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origin story was promoted. Cortez appeared in over 100 films. He began his career playing romantic leads, and when sound cinema arrived, his strong delivery and New York accent made him an ideal heavy. While his main focus was character acting, he occasionally was able to play leading men. He played opposite

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in ''

Montana Moon ''Montana Moon'' is a 1930 Pre-Code Western musical film which introduced the concept of the singing cowboy to the screen. Starring Joan Crawford, Johnny Mack Brown, Dorothy Sebastian, and Ricardo Cortez, the film focuses on the budding rela ...

'' (1930), and was the first actor to portray Sam Spade in the original

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version of '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1931); the latter film was later overshaded by the 1941 remake with Humphrey Bogart in the lead. He co-starred with

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and

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in ''

The Big Shakedown ''The Big Shakedown'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film starring Charles Farrell and Bette Davis, and directed by John Francis Dillon. The screenplay is based on the story "Cut Rate" by Niven Busch and Samuel G. Engel. The film also stars ...

'' (1934), and with

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and Dolores del Río in ''

Wonder Bar ''Wonder Bar'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film adaptation of a Broadway musical of the same name directed by Lloyd Bacon with musical numbers created by Busby Berkeley. It stars Al Jolson, Kay Francis, Dolores del Río, Ricardo Cortez, Dick ...

'' (1934). In 1936, Cortez replaced

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in ''

The Case of the Black Cat ''The Case of the Black Cat'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by William C. McGann and an uncredited Alan Crosland, based on the 1935 Perry Mason novel '' The Case of the Caretaker's Cat'' by Erle Stanley Gardner. The film stars Ricardo ...

''.

Directing

Cortez directed seven films for

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from 1938 through 1940, all of them "program pictures made on a shoestring for the express purpose of filling the bottom half of the mandatory double bill ..." His first film as director was '' Inside Story'', which was assigned to Cortez in the spring of 1938 but was not released until 1939. He also directed ''

Chasing Danger ''Chasing Danger'' is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Ricardo Cortez and written by Robert Ellis (actor, born 1892), Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, Henry Wilcoxon, Joan Woodbury an ...

'', '' The Escape'' (1939), '' Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence'' (1939), ''

City of Chance ''City of Chance'' is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Ricardo Cortez and written by John Larkin and Barry Trivers. The film stars Lynn Bari, C. Aubrey Smith, Donald Woods and Amanda Duff. The film was released on January 13, 1940, b ...

'' (1940), ''

Free, Blonde and 21 ''Free, Blonde and 21'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Ricardo Cortez and written by Frances Hyland. The film stars Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes, Joan Davis, Henry Wilcoxon, Robert Lowery, Alan Baxter and Kay Aldridge. The film was re ...

'' (1940), and ''

Girl in 313 ''Girl in 313'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Ricardo Cortez and written by Barry Trivers and M. Clay Adams. The film stars Florence Rice, Kent Taylor, Lionel Atwill, Kay Aldridge, Mary Treen and Jack Carson. The film was released o ...

'' (1940).

Personal life

Cortez married silent film actress

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on February 8, 1926. They had previously married on January 30, but it was invalid due to Rubens's divorce not being finalized. The couple separated in 1930, and she had sued him for divorce when she died of

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on January 21, 1931. Cortez married Christine Conniff Lee on January 8, 1934, but they divorced in 1940. After retiring from the film business in the late 1950s, Cortez returned to New York, and began working as a stockbroker for

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on Wall Street.

Death

Cortez died in Doctors Hospital in New York City in 1977 at age 77 and was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in

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Recognition

Cortez has a star at 1500 Vine Street in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated on February 8, 1960.

Filmography

Ricardo Cortez Helen Twelvetrees Her Man 1930

Mary Astor-Ricardo Cortez in Behind Office Doors

*''The Fringe of Society'' (1917) (scenes deleted) (film debut) *'' The Imp'' (1919) as Minor Role (uncredited) *''

The Gentleman from America ''The Gentleman from America'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson and Louise Lorraine. It also featured a young Boris Karloff in an uncredited bit part. The screenplay was written by Ge ...

'' (1923) as Minor Role (uncredited) *''

Sixty Cents an Hour ''Sixty Cents an Hour'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Grant Carpenter and Frank Condon. Starring Walter Hiers, Jacqueline Logan, Ricardo Cortez, Charles Stanton Ogle, Lucille Ward, ...

'' (1923) as William Davis *''

Children of Jazz ''Children of Jazz'' is a lost 1923 American comedy silent film directed by Jerome Storm and adapted from Harold Brighouse's play by Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Theodore Kosloff, Ricardo Cortez, Robert Cain, Eileen Percy, Irene Dalton ...

'' (1923) as Ted Carter *'' Hollywood'' (1923) as Himself *''

The Call of the Canyon ''The Call of the Canyon'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, and Marjorie Daw. Based on the novel ''The Call of the Canyon'' by Zane Grey, the film is about a returning ...

'' (1923) as Larry Morrison *''

The Next Corner ''The Next Corner'' is a 1924 American silent romantic melodrama film directed by Sam Wood. The film starred Dorothy Mackaill and Lon Chaney. Based on the romance novel of the same name by Kate Jordan, the film was produced by Famous Players-L ...

'' (1924) as Don Arturo *''

A Society Scandal ''A Society Scandal'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan, and starring Gloria Swanson and Rod La Rocque. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is based on a 1922 play ''The Laughing Lady'', by Alfred Sutro which st ...

'' (1924) as Harrison Peters *'' The Bedroom Window'' (1924) as Robert Delano *'' The City That Never Sleeps'' (1924) as Mark Roth *''

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'' (1924) as Tony Channing *'' This Woman'' (1924) as Whitney Duane *''

Argentine Love ''Argentine Love'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Allan Dwan and based on a short story by Vicente Blasco Ibanez that stars Bebe Daniels. In the film, the legal guardians of an Argentine woman arrange her marriag ...

'' (1924) as Juan Martin *''

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'' (1925) as Don Pedro de Barrego *''

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'' (1925) as Dr. Walter, the Tutor *'' Not So Long Ago'' (1925) as Billy Ballard *'' In the Name of Love'' (1925) as Raoul Melnotte *''

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'' (1925) as Jack Weston *''

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'' (1926) as Don Rafael Brull *'' Volcano!'' (1926) as Stéphane Séquineau *''

The Cat's Pajamas ''The Cat's Pajamas'' is a 1926 American comedy silent film directed by William A. Wellman and written by Louis D. Lighton, Hope Loring and Ernest Vajda. The film stars Betty Bronson, Ricardo Cortez, Arlette Marchal, Theodore Roberts, Gordon ...

'' (1926) as Don Cesare Gracco *''

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'' (1926) as Geoffrey Tempest *''

The Eagle of the Sea ''The Eagle of the Sea'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd, starring Florence Vidor and featuring Boris Karloff in an uncredited role. Incomplete prints of the film exist. Cast See also * List of American films of ...

'' (1926) as Capt. Sazarac *'' New York'' (1927) as Michael Angelo Cassidy *''

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'' (1927) as Captain Dimitri *'' By Whose Hand?'' (1927) as Agent X-9 *''

The Private Life of Helen of Troy ''The Private Life of Helen of Troy'' is a 1927 American silent film about Helen of Troy based on the 1925 novel of the same name by John Erskine, and adapted to screen by Gerald Duffy. The film was directed by Alexander Korda and starred Marí ...

'' (1927) as Paris *'' The Orchid Dancer'' (1928) as Yoanes Etchegarry dit Jean Barliave * ''

Ladies of the Night Club ''Ladies of the Night Club'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Ricardo Cortez, Barbara Leonard and Lee Moran.Munden p.413 It was produced during the transition to sound film and is essentially a silent fil ...

'' (1928) as George Merrill *''

Prowlers of the Sea ''Prowlers of the Sea'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent adventure film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Carmel Myers, Ricardo Cortez and George Fawcett.Van Neste p.68 It is based on Jack London's story ''The Siege of the Lancashire ...

'' (1928) as Carlos De Neve *'' The Grain of Dust'' (1928) as Fred Norman *'' Excess Baggage'' (1928) as Val D'Errico * ''

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The Younger Generation ''The Younger Generation'' is a 1929 American part-talkie drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Ricardo Cortez. It was produced by Jack Cohn for Columbia Pictures. It was Capra's first sound film. While mostly silent, the film has t ...

'' (1929) as Morris Goldfish *''

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'' (1929) as Jim Morley *''

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'' (1929) as James Stanwood *''

The Phantom in the House ''The Phantom in the House'' is a 1929 American pre-Code talking film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ricardo Cortez. A silent version was prepared for release in theatres not yet equipped for sound. This is a surviving film in a European ...

'' (1929) as Paul Wallis *''

The Lost Zeppelin ''The Lost Zeppelin'' is a 1929 sound adventure film directed by Edward Sloman and produced and distributed by Tiffany-Stahl. The film stars Conway Tearle, Virginia Valli and Ricardo Cortez. Tearle plays a navy officer modeled on U. S. Navy Com ...

'' (1929) as Tom Armstrong *''

'' (1930) as Jeff *'' Her Man'' (1930) as Johnnie *'' Illicit'' (1931) as Price Baines *'' Ten Cents a Dance'' (1931) as Bradley Carlton *''

Behind Office Doors ''Behind Office Doors'' is a 1931 pre-Code American drama film directed by Melville W. Brown, from a screenplay by Carey Wilson and J. Walter Ruben, based on Alan Schultz's 1929 novel, ''Private Secretary''. It starred Mary Astor, Robert Ame ...

'' (1931) as Ronnie Wales *''

White Shoulders ''White Shoulders'' is a lost 1931 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Melville W. Brown and starring Mary Astor and Jack Holt, with major supporting roles by Ricardo Cortez and Sidney Toler. The film was produced and distributed b ...

'' (1931) as Lawrence Marchmont *'' The Maltese Falcon'' (1931) as Sam Spade *''

Big Business Girl ''Big Business Girl'' is a 1931 pre-Code First National sound comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Loretta Young, then eighteen years old. It was released theatrically through First National's parent company Warner Bros. P ...

'' (1931) as Robert J. Clayton *'' Transgression'' (1931) as Don Arturo de Borgus *'' Reckless Living'' (1931) as Curly *''

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'' (1931) as Goldie Gorio *''

Men of Chance ''Men of Chance'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Archainbaud, starring Ricardo Cortez, Mary Astor, and John Halliday. Plot A destitute Marthe Preston is in dire straits in Paris until gambler Richard Dorval comes to ...

'' (1931) as Johnny Silk *''

No One Man ''No One Man'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Carole Lombard and Ricardo Cortez, and directed by Lloyd Corrigan. It is based on a novel by Rupert Hughes. Plot Penelope Newbold is a wealthy divorcée looking to remarry. She fall ...

'' (1932) as Bill Hanaway *'' Symphony of Six Million'' (1932) as Dr. Felix 'Felixel' Klauber *''

Is My Face Red? ''Is My Face Red?'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Ben Markson and Casey Robinson. The film stars Helen Twelvetrees, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond, Robert Armstrong and Arline Judge. It was ...

'' (1932) as William Poster *''

Thirteen Women ''Thirteen Women'' is a 1932 American pre-Code psychological thriller film, produced by David O. Selznick and directed by George Archainbaud. It stars Myrna Loy, Irene Dunne and Ricardo Cortez. The film is based on the 1930 bestselling novel of ...

'' (1932) as Police Sergeant Barry Clive *''

The Phantom of Crestwood ''The Phantom of Crestwood'' is a 1932 American pre-Code murder-mystery film released by Radio Pictures, directed by J. Walter Ruben, and starring Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Anita Louise, H.B. Warner, and Pauli ...

'' (1932) as Gary Curtis *''

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'' (1932) as Nicky Grant *''

Broadway Bad ''Broadway Bad'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Maude Fulton. The film stars Joan Blondell, Ricardo Cortez, Ginger Rogers, Adrienne Ames, and Francis McDonald. The film was released on Februar ...

'' (1933) as Craig Cutting *''

Midnight Mary ''Midnight Mary'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, and Franchot Tone. Plot The very scary story begins with an indifferent Mary Martin (Young) sitting in a ...

'' (1933) as Leo Darcy *''

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'' (1933) as Tony Cummings *''

Big Executive ''Big Executive'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Alice Duer Miller and Laurence Stallings. The film stars Ricardo Cortez, Richard Bennett, Elizabeth Young, Sharon Lynn, Dorothy Peterson, Barton ...

'' (1933) as Victor Conway *''

The House on 56th Street ''The House on 56th Street'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film. The film's plot involves a miscarriage of justice, wrongful conviction and imprisonment, and alienation of a prisoner from her only living relative. Plot summary Kay Francis ...

'' (1933) as Bill Blaine *''

'' (1934) as Dutch Barnes *'' Mandalay'' (1934) as Tony Evans *''

'' (1934) as Harry *'' Hat, Coat and Glove'' (1934) as Robert Mitchell *'' The Man with Two Faces'' (1934) as Ben Weston *''

A Lost Lady ''A Lost Lady'' is a 1923 novel by American writer Willa Cather. It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester, who live in the Western town of Sweet Water along the Transcontinental Railroad. Throughout the st ...

'' (1934) as Ellinger *''

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'' (1934) as Herman Brandt *''

I Am a Thief ''I Am a Thief'' is a 1934 American crime-drama film directed by Robert Florey. Plot Mary Astor portrays Odette as an undercover police agent who hopes to provoke, and catch, an international jewel thief, as he transports the famous Karenina ...

'' (1934) as Pierre *''

The White Cockatoo ''The White Cockatoo'' is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Jean Muir, Ricardo Cortez and Ruth Donnelly. It was based on the 1933 novel of the same name by Mignon G. Eberhart. A print is preserved in the Library ...

'' (1935) as Jim Sundean *'' Shadow of Doubt'' (1935) as Sim Sturdevant *''

Manhattan Moon ''Manhattan Moon'' is an American romantic comedy directed by Stuart Walker, and stars Ricardo Cortez and Dorothy Page. It was released on August 5, 1935. Plot Cast * Ricardo Cortez as Dan Moore * Dorothy Page as Yvonne/Doris * Henry Mo ...

'' (1935) as Dan Moore *'' Special Agent'' (1935) as Alexander Carston *''

Frisco Kid ''Frisco Kid'' is a 1935 film starring James Cagney and directed by Lloyd Bacon. Set in San Francisco in the 1850s, it traces the rise and fall (and possible redemption) of a sailor who achieves wealth and success on San Francisco's Barbary Coas ...

'' (1935) as Paul Morra *''

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan ''The Murder of Dr. Harrigan'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Peter Milne and Sy Bartlett. The film stars Ricardo Cortez, Kay Linaker, John Eldredge, Mary Astor, Joseph Crehan and Frank Reicher. The f ...

'' (1936) as George Lambert *'' Man Hunt'' (1936) as Frank Kingman *'' The Walking Dead'' (1936) as Nolan *''

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'' (1936) as Inspector Bill Davis *''

'' (1936) as

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Talk of the Devil ''Talk of the Devil'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Carol Reed and starring Ricardo Cortez, Sally Eilers and Basil Sydney. Reed had previously been working for Ealing Studios, but he made the film for the independent producer Herb ...

'' (1936) as Ray Allen *''

Her Husband Lies ''Her Husband Lies'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Wallace Smith and Eve Greene. The film stars Gail Patrick, Ricardo Cortez, Akim Tamiroff, Tom Brown, Louis Calhern and June Martel. The film was release ...

'' (1937) as J. Ward Thomas *''The Californian'' (1937) as Ramon Escobar *''

West of Shanghai ''West of Shanghai'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by John Farrow and starring Boris Karloff as a Chinese warlord. It is based on the 1920 Porter Emerson Browne play '' The Bad Man''. Three other films, all titled ''The Bad Man'', ...

'' (1937) as Gordon Creed *'' City Girl'' (1938) as Charles Blake *''

Mr. Moto's Last Warning ''Mr. Moto's Last Warning'' is the sixth in a series of eight films starring Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto. The film is an original story featuring the character created by John P. Marquand. Plot The British Navy in Port Said is making plans for naval ...

'' (1939) as Fabian *''

Charlie Chan in Reno ''Charlie Chan in Reno'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, based on an original story "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie. Plot Mary W ...

'' (1939) as Dr. Ainsley *''

Murder Over New York ''Murder Over New York'' is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. The cast also features Marjorie Weaver, Robert Lowery and Ricardo Cortez.Backer p.128-29 Chan must solve a murder myst ...

'' (1940) as George Kirby *'' Romance of the Rio Grande'' (1940) as Ricardo de Vega *'' A Shot in the Dark'' (1941) as Philip Richards *''

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'' (1941) as Mark Saunders *'' I Killed That Man'' (1941) as Roger Phillips *''

Who Is Hope Schuyler? ''Who Is Hope Schuyler?'' is a 1942 American action film directed by Thomas Z. Loring and written by Arnaud d'Usseau. The film stars Joseph Allen, Mary Howard, Sheila Ryan, Ricardo Cortez, Janis Carter and Joan Valerie. The film was released on ...

'' (1942) as Anthony Pearce *'' Rubber Racketeers'' (1942) as Gilin *'' Tomorrow We Live'' (1942) as The Ghost, Alexander Caesar Martin *''

Make Your Own Bed ''Make Your Own Bed'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Francis Swann, Edmund Joseph and Richard Weil. The film stars Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning, Alan Hale, Sr., George Tobias and Robert S ...

'' (1944) as Fritz Alden *'' The Inner Circle'' (1946) as Duke York *''

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'' (1946) as Mr. Bonner *'' Blackmail'' (1947) as Ziggy Cranston *''

Mystery in Mexico ''Mystery in Mexico'' is a 1948 American crime thriller film directed by Robert Wise. It stars William Lundigan, Jacqueline White and Ricardo Cortez. The film centers around the search for an insurance investigator who went to Mexico to check on ...

'' (1948) as John Norcross *''

Bunco Squad ''Bunco Squad'' is a 1950 American crime film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by George Callahan. The film stars Robert Sterling, Joan Dixon, Ricardo Cortez, Douglas Fowley and Elisabeth Risdon. The film was released on September 1, ...

'' (1950) as Tony Weldon - aka Anthony Wells *''

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'' (1958) as Sam Weinberg (final film)

Notes

References

Bibliography

*Van Neste, Dan. ''The Magnificent Heel: The Life and Films of Ricardo Cortez''. Albany, GA: BearManor Media, 2017.

External links

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