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WHAT A YARN! - Old Ironsides
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Title: Old Ironsides

Release Date: 6 Dec 1926

Runtime: 1h 54m

Genre: History, Drama

Director: Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 6.192 (13 votes)

Cast

  • The Commodore: Charles Farrell
  • Esther: Esther Ralston
  • Bos'n: Wallace Beery
  • Gunner: George Bancroft
  • Commodore Preble: Charles Hill Mailes
  • Lt. Stephen Decatur: Johnnie Walker
  • Lt. Richard Somers: Eddie Fetherston
  • First Mate: Guy Oliver
  • The Cook: George Godfrey
  • Esther's Father: William Conklin
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