The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
Cortez sends Alvarado to Montezuma who throws him into a dungeon from which he is rescued by Tecza who loves him. He is recaptured when her lover Guatemoco finds Alvarado hiding in her chambers. Tecza next leads Cortez into the city, thus causing the destruction of her nation and securing the love of Alvarado.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Jeanie MacphersonWriter
- Cecil B. DeMilleDirector
- William C. deMilleWriter
Cast
- Geraldine FarrarTecza
- Wallace ReidAlvarado
- Raymond HattonMontezuma
- Hobart BosworthCortez
- Theodore KosloffGuatemoco
- Ramon NovarroAztec Man (uncredited)
- Walter LongHigh Priest Taloc
- Julia FayeTecza's Handmaiden
- Olga GreyAztec Woman
- Charley RogersCacamo
Themes
kidnappinginvasionhuman sacrificewarfaremexica (aztec)hispanic monarchy (spanish empire)