Old Ironsides

James Cruze
1926-12-06

WHAT A YARN!
6.2
114 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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Charles Farrell Boy Unowned
Esther Ralston Girl Unowned
Wallace Beery Bos'n Unowned
George Bancroft Gunner Unowned
Charles Hill Mailes Commodore Preble Unowned
Johnnie Walker Stephen Decatur Unowned
Eddie Fetherston Richard Somers Unowned
George Godfrey Cook Unowned
William Conklin Esther's Father (uncredited) Unowned
Effie Ellsler Esther's Mother (uncredited) Unowned
Guy Oliver First Mate (uncredited) Unowned
Fred Kohler Second Mate (uncredited) Unowned
Arthur Ludwig Second Mate (uncredited) Unowned
Boris Karloff Saracen Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Dean Harrell Young Decatur (uncredited) Unowned
Spec O'Donnell Cabin Boy (uncredited) Unowned
Nick De Ruiz Bashaw (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Jonasson Pirate Captain (uncredited) Unowned
Duke Kahanamoku Pirate Captain (uncredited) Unowned
Mitchell Lewis Pirate Chief (uncredited) Unowned
Tetsu Komai Pirate (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Alexander Seaman (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Arlen Seaman (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Bonner Seaman (uncredited) Unowned
Gary Cooper Seaman (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Darien Seaman (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Herrick Seaman (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Livingston Seaman (uncredited) Unowned
William Bakewell Young Philadelphian (uncredited) Unowned
Bess Flowers (uncredited) Unowned
Herbert Janssen (uncredited) Unowned
Göta Ljungberg (uncredited) Unowned