Actor Ricardo Cortez Original Signed Photo and 50 similar items

Authentic, Vintage 1930s Signed, Black and White Promotional Photograph of actor Ricardo Cortez. Measures approximately 7.5 x 9.5 including white border. Condition: This is an original photograph and signature, not a copy or reproduction. Photo and signature are in excellent condition. Album remnants on reverse side. Comments: Ricardo Cortez (1900-1977) was an American actor. He was also known as Jack Crane early in his acting career. 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. Occasionally portraying leading men, Cortez's main focus became character acting. He played opposite Joan Crawford in Montana Moon (1930), played Sam Spade in the original, pre-code version of The Maltese Falcon (1931), co-starred with Charles Farrell and Bette Davis in The Big Shakedown (1934), and with Al Jolson and Dolores del Ro in Wonder Bar (1934). In 1936, Cortez replaced Warren William as Perry Mason in The Case of the Black Cat. 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.