''Captain Alvarez'' is a 1914 Vitagraph's five-reel#Motion picture terminology, reel film, based on a stage play by Paul Gilmore. 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 (actor), George Stanley *George Holt (actor), George Holt *Otto Lederer *Myrtle Gonzalez *George Kunkel (actor, born 1866), 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".

References

External links

* 1914 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1914 drama films American films based on plays Vitagraph Studios films Films directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon Films set in Argentina 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub