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.
- Director
- James Cruze
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Dec 6, 1926)
Where to watch
- Free
Cast
32 people
Charles FarrellBoy
Esther RalstonGirl
Wallace BeeryBos'n
George BancroftGunner
Charles Hill MailesCommodore Preble
Johnnie WalkerStephen Decatur
Eddie FetherstonRichard Somers
George GodfreyCook
William ConklinEsther's Father (uncredited)
Effie EllslerEsther's Mother (uncredited)
Guy OliverFirst Mate (uncredited)
Fred KohlerSecond Mate (uncredited)
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- ALArthur LudwigSecond Mate (uncredited)
Boris KarloffSaracen Guard (uncredited)- DHDean HarrellYoung Decatur (uncredited)
Spec O'DonnellCabin Boy (uncredited)
Nick De RuizBashaw (uncredited)- FJFrank JonassonPirate Captain (uncredited)
Duke KahanamokuPirate Captain (uncredited)
Mitchell LewisPirate Chief (uncredited)
Tetsu KomaiPirate (uncredited)
Richard AlexanderSeaman (uncredited)
Richard ArlenSeaman (uncredited)- FBFrank BonnerSeaman (uncredited)
Gary CooperSeaman (uncredited)
Frank DarienSeaman (uncredited)- JHJack HerrickSeaman (uncredited)
Robert LivingstonSeaman (uncredited)
William BakewellYoung Philadelphian (uncredited)
Bess FlowersUncredited- HJHerbert JanssenUncredited
- GLGöta LjungbergUncredited
