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Kurt Weldon @kurtweldon.bsky.social

Here's a tangent: there was a noteworthy actor in the 30s named Ricardo Cortez. He starred in the first version of the Maltese Falcon. His real name was Jacob Krantz. So he's sort of the reverse Martin Sheen. Studio changed his name to sound like a "Latin lover." Riding Valentino's coat tails...

aug 28, 2025, 4:53 pm • 9 0

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Kurt Weldon @kurtweldon.bsky.social

Of course, the studio was never going to bill him as "Jacob Krantz."

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