Old Ironsides (1926)
WHAT A YARN!
1926 · NR · 1h 54m · History, Drama
Genres: History, Drama
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…
Director: James Cruze
Writers: Laurence Stallings
Cinematography: Alfred Gilks
Editor: Dorothy Arzner
Cast
Charles Farrell as BoyEsther Ralston as GirlWallace Beery as Bos'nGeorge Bancroft as GunnerCharles Hill Mailes as Commodore PrebleJohnnie Walker as Stephen DecaturEddie Fetherston as Richard SomersGeorge Godfrey as CookWilliam Conklin as Esther's Father (uncredited)Effie Ellsler as Esther's Mother (uncredited)Guy Oliver as First Mate (uncredited)Fred Kohler as Second Mate (uncredited)More like this
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