Old Ironsides
60 %|Dec 6, 1926|History, Drama
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.
Featured Crew
James Cruze
Director
Laurence Stallings
Story
Dorothy Arzner
Editor
Walter Woods
Adaptation
James Cruze
Producer
Harry Carr
Adaptation
Alfred Gilks
Director of Photography
Charles P. Boyle
Director of Photography
Cast
Charles Farrell
The Commodore
Esther Ralston
Esther
Wallace Beery
Bos'n
George Bancroft
Gunner
Charles Hill Mailes
Commodore Preble
Johnnie Walker
Lt. Stephen Decatur
Eddie Fetherston
Lt. Richard Somers
Guy Oliver
First Mate
George Godfrey
The Cook
William Conklin
Esther's Father
Effie Ellsler
Esther's Mother
Arthur Ludwig
Second Mate
Boris Karloff
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
Frank Bonner
Seaman (uncredited)
Richard Arlen
Seaman (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Seaman (uncredited)
William Bakewell
Young Philadelphian (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Seaman (uncredited)
Nick De Ruiz
Bashaw (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dean Harrell
Young Decatur (uncredited)
Jack Herrick
Seaman (uncredited)
Herbert Janssen
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Frank Jonasson
Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Duke Kahanamoku
Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Fred Kohler
Second Mate (uncredited)
Tetsu Komai
Pirate (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Pirate Chief (uncredited)
Robert Livingston
Seaman (uncredited)
Göta Ljungberg
Minor Role (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
Cabin Boy (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
Seaman (uncredited)