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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.
Theatrical
Dec 6, 1926
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Paramount Pictures
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Cast
Full credits →C
Charles Farrell
Boy
E
Esther Ralston
Girl
W
Wallace Beery
Bos'n
G
George Bancroft
Gunner
C
Charles Hill Mailes
Commodore Preble
J
Johnnie Walker
Stephen Decatur
E
Eddie Fetherston
Richard Somers
G
George Godfrey
Cook
W
William Conklin
Esther's Father (uncredited)
E
Effie Ellsler
Esther's Mother (uncredited)
G
Guy Oliver
First Mate (uncredited)
F
Fred Kohler
Second Mate (uncredited)
A
Arthur Ludwig
Second Mate (uncredited)
B
Boris Karloff
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
D
Dean Harrell
Young Decatur (uncredited)
S
Spec O'Donnell
Cabin Boy (uncredited)
N
Nick De Ruiz
Bashaw (uncredited)
F
Frank Jonasson
Pirate Captain (uncredited)
D
Duke Kahanamoku
Pirate Captain (uncredited)
M
Mitchell Lewis
Pirate Chief (uncredited)
