''Captain Alvarez'' is a 1914

Vitagraph Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907 ...

's five-

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film, based on a stage play. Written by

Marguerite Bertsch Marguerite Bertsch (December 14, 1889 – 1967) was an American screenwriter and film director who worked in the early days of film. Her 1917 text ''How to Write for Moving Pictures: A Manual of Instruction and Information'' reflected and inf ...

, and directed by

Rollin S. Sturgeon Rollin Summers Sturgeon (August 25, 1877 – May 10, 1961) was an American film director of silent films active from 1910 to 1924. He directed 101 films during this period. Filmography Director *''Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part 1'' 1910 *'' ...

Plot

A melodrama about an American who becomes a revolutionary leader battling evil government spies in

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. William Desmond Taylor portrays the

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, and Denis Gage Deane-Tanner, Taylor's younger brother, is thought to have played the small role of a ''blacksmith''.

Cast

Edith Storey Edith Storey (March 18, 1892 – October 9, 1967) was an American actress during the silent film era. Early life Storey was born on March 18, 1892, in New York City to William Chase Storey and Minnie Storey (née Thorn). Her younger brother, R ...

William Desmond Taylor William Desmond Taylor (born William Cunningham Deane-Tanner, 26 April 1872 – 1 February 1922) was an Anglo-Irish-American film director and actor. A popular figure in the growing Cinema of the United States, Hollywood motion picture colony o ...

George Stanley Colonel George Francis Gillman Stanley (July 6, 1907September 13, 2002) was a Canadian historian, author, soldier, teacher, public servant, and designer of the Canadian flag. Early life and education George F.G. Stanley was born in Calgary, Alb ...

* George Holt *

Otto Lederer Otto Lederer (April 17, 1886 – September 3, 1965) was a Czech-American film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1912 and 1933, most notably '' The Jazz Singer'', the first full-length film to have sound sequences, and the Laurel and ...

Myrtle Gonzalez Myrtle Gonzalez (September 28, 1891 – October 22, 1918) was an American actress. She starred in at least 78 silent era motion pictures from 1913 to 1917, of which 66 were one and two-reel shorts. She is regarded as a movie star.George Kunkel George Kunkel (March 10, 1893 – May 18, 1965) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 15th district from 1937 to 1941. Early life and education Kunkel wa ...

Reception

Louis Reeves Harrison, writing for

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, 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