Captain Alvarez


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

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".