Old Ironsides (1926)

Old Ironsides (1926)

WHAT A YARN! 1926-12-06 United States of America 114 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Charles Farrell is The Commodore
The Commodore
Charles Hill Mailes is Commodore Preble
Commodore Preble
Johnnie Walker is Lt. Stephen Decatur
Lt. Stephen Decatur
Eddie Fetherston is Lt. Richard Somers
Lt. Richard Somers
Guy Oliver is First Mate
First Mate
George Godfrey is The Cook
William Conklin is Esther's Father
Esther's Father
Effie Ellsler is Esther's Mother
Esther's Mother
Arthur Ludwig is Second Mate
Second Mate