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Captain Alvarez

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

Last revised
Jun 25, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
165 w
Citations
1
Source
Captain Alvarez
Directed byRollin S. Sturgeon
Production
company
Release date
  • 1914 (1914)
A scene from Captain Alvarez source ↗
A newspaper ad for the film. source ↗

Captain Alvarez is a 1914 Vitagraph's five-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

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

References

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