Film

Old Ironsides

1926 · 1h 54m · History · Drama

WHAT A YARN!

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

An embellished account of the 1803 expedition by famed frigate U.S.S. Constitution--a.k.a. "Old Ironsides"--against the Barbary pirates then terrorizing American shipping, focusing on the crew and passengers of a fictional merchant ship, The Esther, who fall afoul of the same pirates and thus become involved with the Constitution's mission.

Charles Farrell

Boy

Esther Ralston

Girl

Wallace Beery

Bos'n

George Bancroft

Gunner

Charles Hill Mailes

Commodore Preble

Johnnie Walker

Stephen Decatur

Eddie Fetherston

Richard Somers

George Godfrey

Cook

William Conklin

Esther's Father (uncredited)

Effie Ellsler

Esther's Mother (uncredited)

Guy Oliver

First Mate (uncredited)

Fred Kohler

Second Mate (uncredited)

Arthur Ludwig

Second Mate (uncredited)

Boris Karloff

Saracen Guard (uncredited)

Dean Harrell

Young Decatur (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

Cabin Boy (uncredited)

• James CruzeDirector · Producer
• Laurence StallingsStory
• Alfred GilksDirector of Photography
• Dorothy ArznerEditor

Release date

December 6, 1926

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

NR

Genres

History, Drama

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