I can recall the first time actor Ricardo Cortez made an impression on me. It was during my teen years and the local CBC channel was showing not-the-usual Frank Capra films on the late show. Titles included American Madness, Broadway Bill, Dirigible, Platinum Blonde and The Younger Generation. In Th read more
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on May 22, 2017
I can recall the first time actor Ricardo Cortez made an impression on me. It was during my teen years and the local CBC channel was showing not-the-usual Frank Capra films on the late show. Titles included American Madness, Broadway Bill, Dirigible, Platinum Blonde and The Younger Generation. In Th read more
The Magnificent Heel: The Life and Films of Ricardo Cortez
Dan Van Neste
Bear Manor, 2017
Though co-star to Stanwyck, Garbo, Young and Crawford, Ricardo Cortez has never achieved big name recognition in his own right. Classic film fans know him and love him, especially pre-code fanatics, but he is read more
By Fritzi Kramer on November 26, 2014 in Article, Blog, Silent Life Oh, Miss Bridget Hicks of Topeka, Kansas. If only the internet had been around in 1926, what fun you would have had. However, since the internet was not yet a gleam in a nerdy eye, Miss Hicks had to content herself with writing in read more
A Tribute to Ricardo Cortez
Of all the “Latin Lovers” in Hollywood, Ricardo Cortez
looked the most like Valentino, and he was invented, named, and groomed to
become his direct rival. Ironically, he wasn’t Latin at all, having been born read more
