Old Ironsides (1926)

Old Ironsides (1926)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1926-12-06 United States of America 114 Min. PG-13
6.2 13 votes
History, Drama

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)
Arthur Ludwig is Second Mate (uncredited)
Second Mate (uncredited)
Boris Karloff is Saracen Guard (uncredited)
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
Dean Harrell is Young Decatur (uncredited)
Young Decatur (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell is Cabin Boy (uncredited)
Cabin Boy (uncredited)
Nick De Ruiz is Bashaw (uncredited)
Bashaw (uncredited)
Frank Jonasson is Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Duke Kahanamoku is Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis is Pirate Chief (uncredited)
Pirate Chief (uncredited)
Tetsu Komai is Pirate (uncredited)
Pirate (uncredited)
Richard Alexander is Seaman (uncredited)
Seaman (uncredited)
Richard Arlen is Seaman (uncredited)
Seaman (uncredited)
Frank Bonner is Seaman (uncredited)
Seaman (uncredited)
Gary Cooper is Seaman (uncredited)
Seaman (uncredited)
Frank Darien is Seaman (uncredited)
Seaman (uncredited)
Jack Herrick is Seaman (uncredited)
Seaman (uncredited)
Robert Livingston is Seaman (uncredited)
Seaman (uncredited)
William Bakewell is Young Philadelphian (uncredited)
Young Philadelphian (uncredited)
Bess Flowers is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Herbert Janssen is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Göta Ljungberg is (uncredited)
(uncredited)