Old Ironsides
“WHAT A YARN!”
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.
Genres
History, Drama
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
Cast
Boy
Charles Farrell
Boy
Girl
Esther Ralston
Girl
Bos'n
Wallace Beery
Bos'n
Gunner
George Bancroft
Gunner
Commodore Preble
Charles Hill Mailes
Commodore Preble
Stephen Decatur
Johnnie Walker
Stephen Decatur
Richard Somers
Eddie Fetherston
Richard Somers
Cook
George Godfrey
Cook
Esther's Father (uncredited)
William Conklin
Esther's Father (uncredited)
Esther's Mother (uncredited)
Effie Ellsler
Esther's Mother (uncredited)
First Mate (uncredited)
Guy Oliver
First Mate (uncredited)
Second Mate (uncredited)
Fred Kohler
Second Mate (uncredited)
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