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Old Ironsides (1926)

NR ★ 6.2/10 114 min History, Drama United States English
Director: James Cruze
Story by: Laurence Stallings
Adaptations: Harry Carr, Walter Woods
Scenario Writer: Dorothy Arzner
Streaming: Not available
WHAT A YARN!

Description

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.

Top Cast

Charles Farrell
Charles Farrell Boy
Esther Ralston
Esther Ralston Girl
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery Bos'n
George Bancroft
George Bancroft Gunner
Charles Hill Mailes
Charles Hill Mailes Commodore Preble
Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker Stephen Decatur
Eddie Fetherston
Eddie Fetherston Richard Somers
George Godfrey
George Godfrey Cook

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