Old Ironsides
“WHAT A YARN!”
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.
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Charles Farrell
Boy
Known for
City Girl
7th Heaven
Esther Ralston
Girl
Also in
Rome Express
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Wallace Beery
Bos'n
Known for
Grand Hotel
Treasure Island
George Bancroft
Gunner
Known for
Stagecoach
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Charles Hill Mailes
Commodore Preble
Known for
The Mark of Zorro
Johnnie Walker
Stephen Decatur
Also in
The Matinee Idol
So This Is Love
Eddie Fetherston
Richard Somers
Also in
Movie Crazy
So You Won't Squawk
George Godfrey
Cook
Also in
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
Tougher Than Leather
William Conklin
Esther's Father (uncredited)
Also in
Sex
The Divine Lady
Effie Ellsler
Esther's Mother (uncredited)
Known for
The Front Page
Guy Oliver
First Mate (uncredited)
Known for
The Docks of New York
Fred Kohler
Second Mate (uncredited)
Known for
Underworld
The Iron Horse
James Cruze Director · Laurence Stallings Story Alfred Gilks Cinematographer
United States release December 6, 1926 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · December 6, 1926
Theatrical
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