History ·Drama · United States of America · 1926 · 1h 54m

Old Ironsides

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Director
James Cruze
Cast
Charles Farrell as Boy Esther Ralston as Girl Wallace Beery as Bos'n George Bancroft as Gunner Charles Hill Mailes as Commodore Preble Johnnie Walker as Stephen Decatur
Crew
Alfred Gilks — Director of Photography Dorothy Arzner — Editor Laurence Stallings — Story James Cruze — Producer
Tagline

WHAT A YARN!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
James Cruze Director Alfred Gilks Director of Photography Dorothy Arzner Editor Laurence Stallings Story James Cruze Producer
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