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Old Ironsides

WHAT A YARN!

6.2

1h 54m

1926

“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.

Director

James Cruze

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seashipsilent film

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Cast & Crew

Charles Farrell

Charles Farrell

as Boy

Esther Ralston

Esther Ralston

as Girl

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

as Bos'n

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

as Gunner

Charles Hill Mailes

Charles Hill Mailes

as Commodore Preble

Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker

as Stephen Decatur

Eddie Fetherston

Eddie Fetherston

as Richard Somers

George Godfrey

George Godfrey

as Cook

William Conklin

William Conklin

as Esther's Father (uncredited)

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