Film
Old Ironsides
1926 · 111 min · ★ 6 · Dir. James Cruze
WHAT A YARN!
An embellished account of the 1813 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.
Starring
Charles Farrell
The Commodore
Esther Ralston
Esther
Wallace Beery
Bos'n
George Bancroft
Gunner
Charles Hill Mailes
Commodore Preble
Johnnie Walker
Lt. Stephen Decatur
Eddie Fetherston
Lt. Richard Somers
Guy Oliver
First Mate
George Godfrey
The Cook
William Conklin
Esther's Father
Effie Ellsler
Esther's Mother
Arthur Ludwig
Second Mate
Boris Karloff
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
Frank Bonner
Seaman (uncredited)
Richard Arlen
Seaman (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Seaman (uncredited)
William Bakewell
Young Philadelphian (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Seaman (uncredited)