 The rumor that the blacksmith in Taylor's 1914 film "Captain Alvarez" was Denis Deane-Tanner was mentioned in the papers and attributed to an anonymous New Yorker who stated he recognized him.Many theories exist trying to tie the disappearance of Denis to the murder of his brother William.While the rumors vary from the wild and salacious to mere conjecture, the reality is that through the investigations of both the police and reporters of the time, Denis was not the murderer, nor was he a part of the murder.