Captain Alvarez

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Captain Alvarez
Directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon
Production
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Release date
  • 1914 (1914)
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A scene from Captain Alvarez
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A newspaper ad for the film.

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.

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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

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


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