Captain Alvarez

1920 silent film
  • 1914 (1914)
A scene from Captain Alvarez
A newspaper ad for the film.

Captain Alvarez is a 1914 Vitagraph's five-reel film, based on a stage play. Written by Marguerite Bertsch, and directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon.

Plot

A melodrama about an American who becomes a revolutionary leader battling evil government spies in Argentina. William Desmond Taylor portrays the title role, and Denis Gage Deane-Tanner, Taylor's younger brother, is thought to have played the small role of a blacksmith.

Cast

  • Edith Storey
  • William Desmond Taylor
  • George Stanley
  • George Holt
  • Otto Lederer
  • Myrtle Gonzalez
  • George Kunkel

Reception

Louis Reeves Harrison, writing for The Moving Picture World, gave a overview of the story and complemented the acting and the casting, noting that "Director Sturgeon has done well with his company and his setting".[1]

References

  1. ^ "Neptune's Daughter". The Moving Picture World. May 9, 1914. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

External links

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