Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides

111 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 6, 1926

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.

Old Ironsides

111 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 6, 1926

Old Ironsides
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Paramount
Original title Old Ironsides
Directors James Cruze
Writers Harry Carr, Walter Woods, Laurence Stallings

Cast

Charles Farrell

as The Commodore

Esther Ralston

as Esther

Wallace Beery

as Bos'n

George Bancroft

as Gunner

Charles Hill Mailes

as Commodore Preble

Johnnie Walker

as Lt. Stephen Decatur

Eddie Fetherston

as Lt. Richard Somers

Guy Oliver

as First Mate

George Godfrey

as The Cook

William Conklin

as Esther's Father

Effie Ellsler

as Esther's Mother

Arthur Ludwig

as Second Mate

Boris Karloff

as Saracen Guard (uncredited)

Frank Bonner

as Seaman (uncredited)

Gary Cooper

as Seaman (uncredited)

Richard Arlen

as Seaman (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

as Seaman (uncredited)

William Bakewell

as Young Philadelphian (uncredited)

Frank Darien

as Seaman (uncredited)

Nick De Ruiz

as Bashaw (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Dean Harrell

as Young Decatur (uncredited)

Jack Herrick

as Seaman (uncredited)

Herbert Janssen

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Frank Jonasson

as Pirate Captain (uncredited)

Duke Kahanamoku

as Pirate Captain (uncredited)

Fred Kohler

as Second Mate (uncredited)

Tetsu Komai

as Pirate (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

as Pirate Chief (uncredited)

Robert Livingston

as Seaman (uncredited)

Göta Ljungberg

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

as Cabin Boy (uncredited)