Old Ironsides

1h 54m

6.2

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 Farrell

George Bancroft

Charles Hill Mailes

Commodore Preble

Stephen Decatur

Eddie Fetherston

William Conklin

Esther's Father (uncredited)

Esther's Mother (uncredited)

First Mate (uncredited)

Second Mate (uncredited)

Second Mate (uncredited)

Saracen Guard (uncredited)

Young Decatur (uncredited)

Cabin Boy (uncredited)

Bashaw (uncredited)

Pirate Captain (uncredited)

Duke Kahanamoku

Pirate Captain (uncredited)

Pirate Chief (uncredited)

Pirate (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

Seaman (uncredited)

Seaman (uncredited)

Seaman (uncredited)

Seaman (uncredited)

Seaman (uncredited)

Seaman (uncredited)

Robert Livingston

Seaman (uncredited)

William Bakewell

Young Philadelphian (uncredited)

Herbert Janssen

Göta Ljungberg

Crew

Director, Producer

Scenario Writer, Editor

Laurence Stallings

Director of Photography

Associate Producer