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Old Ironsides
WHAT A YARN!
6.4(18)19261h 54m
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
- Writers
- Laurence Stallings
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Cast
Charles Farrell
Boy
Esther Ralston
Girl
Wallace Beery
Bos'n
George Bancroft
Gunner
Charles Hill Mailes
Commodore Preble
Johnnie Walker
Stephen Decatur
Eddie Fetherston
Richard Somers
George Godfrey
Cook
William Conklin
Esther's Father (uncredited)
Effie Ellsler
Esther's Mother (uncredited)
Guy Oliver
First Mate (uncredited)
Fred Kohler
Second Mate (uncredited)
Arthur Ludwig
Second Mate (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
Dean Harrell
Young Decatur (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
Cabin Boy (uncredited)
Nick De Ruiz
Bashaw (uncredited)
Frank Jonasson
Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Duke Kahanamoku
Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Pirate Chief (uncredited)
Tetsu Komai
Pirate (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Seaman (uncredited)
Richard Arlen
Seaman (uncredited)
Frank Bonner
Seaman (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- James CruzeDirector
Writing
- Walter WoodsAdaptation
- Harry CarrAdaptation
- Laurence StallingsStory
- Dorothy ArznerScenario Writer
Production
- James CruzeProducer
- B.P. SchulbergAssociate Producer
Camera
- Alfred GilksDirector of Photography
Editing
- Dorothy ArznerEditor