Old Ironsides (1926)

Old Ironsides (1926)

WHAT A YARN! 1926-12-06 United States of America 114 Min. PG-13
6.2 13 votes

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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.

Cast

Charles Hill Mailes is Commodore Preble
Commodore Preble
Johnnie Walker is Stephen Decatur
Stephen Decatur
Eddie Fetherston is Richard Somers
Richard Somers
William Conklin is Esther's Father (uncredited)
Esther's Father (uncredited)
Effie Ellsler is Esther's Mother (uncredited)
Esther's Mother (uncredited)
Guy Oliver is First Mate (uncredited)
First Mate (uncredited)
Fred Kohler is Second Mate (uncredited)
Second Mate (uncredited)