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.
Directed by James Cruze
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Cast
Charles Farrell
Boy
Esther Ralston
Girl
Wallace Beery
Bos'n
George Bancroft
Gunner
Charles Hill Mailes
Commodore Preble
Johnnie Walker
Stephen Decatur
Eddie Fetherston
Richard Somers
George Godfrey
Cook
William Conklin
Esther's Father (uncredited)
Effie Ellsler
Esther's Mother (uncredited)
Guy Oliver
First Mate (uncredited)
Fred Kohler
Second Mate (uncredited)
Arthur Ludwig
Second Mate (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
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