Movie

Old Ironsides (1926)

• NR
• December 6, 1926
• 1h 54m

• History
• Drama

“WHAT A YARN!”

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

Writers

Laurence Stallings

Starring

Charles Farrell, Esther Ralston, Wallace Beery