Ricardo Cortez, Austrian born film actor knighting Court Lane and Lordship Lane

Court Lane and Lordship Lane

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914)

To which Fireman Johnson replies Guess it's only Smoke

View of The Royal Archers in Finsbury Fields

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Ricardo Cortez, Austrian born film actor knighting Court Lane and Lordship LaneRicardo Cortez, Austrian born film actor, 1934 1935. Born Jacob Krantz in Vienna, his name was changed to Ricardo Cortez by Hollywood executives with a view to competing with other studios' romantic leads with Latin names such as Rudolph Valentino and Ramon Navarro. He made his name as a character actor who played smooth talking villains and appeared in more than 100 films. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934 1935).