Old Ironsides

Name: Old Ironsides
Director: James Cruze
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1926-12-06
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Charles Farrell, Esther Ralston, Wallace Beery, George Bancroft, Charles Hill Mailes

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1926 · 114 min · NR · History · Drama · TMDB 6.4/10

Overview

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.

Directed by James Cruze

Cast

Charles Farrell — Boy
Esther Ralston — Girl
Wallace Beery — Bos'n
George Bancroft — Gunner
Charles Hill Mailes — Commodore Preble