Old Ironsides (1926)
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
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Charles Farrell as Boy |
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Esther Ralston as Girl |
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Wallace Beery as Bos'n |
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George Bancroft as Gunner |
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Charles Hill Mailes as Commodore Preble |
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Johnnie Walker as Stephen Decatur |
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Eddie Fetherston as Richard Somers |
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George Godfrey as Cook |
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William Conklin as Esther's Father (uncredited) |
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Effie Ellsler as Esther's Mother (uncredited) |
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Guy Oliver as First Mate (uncredited) |
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Fred Kohler as Second Mate (uncredited) |
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Arthur Ludwig as Second Mate (uncredited) |
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Boris Karloff as Saracen Guard (uncredited) |
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Dean Harrell as Young Decatur (uncredited) |
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Spec O'Donnell as Cabin Boy (uncredited) |
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Nick De Ruiz as Bashaw (uncredited) |
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Frank Jonasson as Pirate Captain (uncredited) |
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Duke Kahanamoku as Pirate Captain (uncredited) |
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Mitchell Lewis as Pirate Chief (uncredited) |
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Tetsu Komai as Pirate (uncredited) |
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Richard Alexander as Seaman (uncredited) |
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Richard Arlen as Seaman (uncredited) |
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Frank Bonner as Seaman (uncredited) |
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Gary Cooper as Seaman (uncredited) |
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Frank Darien as Seaman (uncredited) |
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Jack Herrick as Seaman (uncredited) |
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Robert Livingston as Seaman (uncredited) |
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William Bakewell as Young Philadelphian (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as (uncredited) |
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Herbert Janssen as (uncredited) |
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Göta Ljungberg as (uncredited) |
| Directing | James Cruze | Director |
| Writing | Walter Woods | Adaptation |
| Writing | Laurence Stallings | Story |
| Production | James Cruze | Producer |
| Writing | Harry Carr | Adaptation |
| Camera | Alfred Gilks | Director of Photography |
| Production | B.P. Schulberg | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Dorothy Arzner | Scenario Writer |
| Editing | Dorothy Arzner | Editor |
