Old Ironsides (1926)
WHAT A YARN!
111 min
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.
- Release date
- December 6, 1926
- Country of origin
- United States
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
Crew
- James Cruze · Director
- Laurence Stallings · Writer
- Harry Carr · Writer
- Walter Woods · Writer
- Rupert Hughes · Writer
- James Cruze · Producer
- Alfred Gilks · Cinematographer