Movies by Ricardo Cortez
As part of the cast:
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The Walking Dead / Frankenstein: 1970 (2009)
Cast: Boris Karloff, Don "Red" Barry, Jana Lund …
Directed by: Michael Curtiz, Howard W. Koch
In "The Walking Dead," a man resurrected from the grave seeks revenge on the gangsters responsible for his death, and in "Frankenstein 1970," a descendant of the infamous inventor creates his…
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The Inner Circle (1946)
Cast: Warren Douglas, Adele Mara, William Frawley …
Directed by: Phil Ford
Hardened gumshoe Johnny Strange (Warren Douglas) never thought he'd find himself in this sticky predicament: His secretary (Adele Mara) has fingered him for the murder of an acerbic…
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Tomorrow We Live (1942)
Cast: Ricardo Cortez, Jean Parker, Emmett Lynn …
Directed by: Edgar Ulmer
In need of a storehouse for his stolen goods, a gangster known as The Ghost (Ricardo Cortez) blackmails ex-convict William "Pop" Bronson (Emmett Lynn), who now owns a café in the desert.…
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I Killed That Man (1941)
Cast: Ricardo Cortez, Joan Woodbury, Pat Gleason …
Directed by: Phil Rosen
While awaiting execution, a jailed killer drops dead from a poison dart just as he's about to reveal the name of the person who paid him to commit the crime for which he's been…
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Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
Cast: John Carradine, Peter Lorre, Ricardo Cortez …
Directed by: Norman Foster
Sphinxian sleuth Kentaro Moto (Peter Lorre) finds himself in the midst of international intrigue when he investigates a plot to sabotage French vessels traveling through the Suez Canal.…
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Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
Cast: Sidney Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks …
Directed by: Norman Foster
While obtaining a divorce in Reno, Mary Whitman (Pauline Moore) is arrested for the murder of another divorce-seeker staying at her hotel. But the crime is much more complex than it seems,…
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The Gentleman from California (1937)
Cast: Ricardo Cortez, Marjorie Weaver, Katherine DeMille …
Directed by: Gus Meins
When the son of a wealthy Californian returns home after schooling in Spain, he discovers a homeland corrupted by greedy politicians. Determined to restore honor to his family and his people,…
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Postal Inspector (1936)
Cast: Ricardo Cortez, Patricia Ellis, Bela Lugosi …
Directed by: Otto Brower
Bela Lugosi plays Gregory Benez, a nightclub proprietor with a yen for crime, in this musical drama directed by Otto Brower. Benez has concocted a plot to steal millions of dollars from the…
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Frisco Jenny / Midnight Mary (1932)
Cast: Loretta Young, Ruth Chatterton, James Murray …
Directed by: William A. Wellman
Two fallen women are driven to desperate acts to protect the men they love in this pair of provocative Hollywood dramas from the 1930s. First, Frisco Jenny (Ruth Chatterton) rises to become…
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Hot Saturday / Torch Singer (1932)
Cast: Cary Grant, Nancy Carroll, Randolph Scott …
Directed by: Alexander Hall, William A. Seiter
Released before Hollywood's strict "Production Code" banned taboo topics from the big screen, this pair of classic films from the 1930s pushed the envelope with their salacious subject…
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Behind Office Doors (1931)
Cast: Mary Astor, Robert Ames, Ricardo Cortez …
Directed by: Melville W. Brown
Successful executive James Duneen (Robert Ames) learns just how valuable his underappreciated secretary (Mary Astor) is when a crisis strikes and another executive tries to steal her away.…
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The Maltese Falcon / Satan Met a Lady (1931)
Cast: Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, Dudley Digges …
Directed by: Roy Del Ruth
Mystery abounds in the first two film adaptations of Dashiell Hammett's classic novel. In 1931's The Maltese Falcon, detective Sam Spade (Ricardo Cortez) investigates the link…
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The Lost Zeppelin (1929)
Cast: Conway Tearle, Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Valli …
Directed by: Edward Sloman
A love triangle complicates a doomed mission when a crew of explorers attempts to be the first to reach the South Pole by dirigible in this early special effects extravaganza. With the…
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The Phantom in the House (1929)
Cast: Ricardo Cortez, Henry Walthall, Nancy Welford …
Directed by: Phil Rosen
A woman cashes in on her husband's inventions after she has him framed for a murder she actually committed. Released from prison after 15 years, he returns home to try to start a…