Old Ironsides (1926)
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.
- Released
- 1926-12-06
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- James Cruze
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 18 votes
Cast
- Charles Farrell as Boy
- Esther Ralston as Girl
- Wallace Beery as Bos'n
- George Bancroft as Gunner
- Charles Hill Mailes as Commodore Preble
- Johnnie Walker as Stephen Decatur
- Eddie Fetherston as Richard Somers
- George Godfrey as Cook
- William 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)