Old Ironsides

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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  James Cruze

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  Charles Farrell
  Boy
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  Esther Ralston
  Girl
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  Wallace Beery
  Bos'n
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  George Bancroft
  Gunner
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  Charles Hill Mailes
  Commodore Preble
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  Johnnie Walker
  Stephen Decatur
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  Eddie Fetherston
  Richard Somers
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  George Godfrey
  Cook
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  William Conklin
  Esther's Father (uncredited)
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  Effie Ellsler
  Esther's Mother (uncredited)
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  Guy Oliver
  First Mate (uncredited)
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  Fred Kohler
  Second Mate (uncredited)
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  Arthur Ludwig
  Second Mate (uncredited)
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  Boris Karloff
  Saracen Guard (uncredited)
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  Dean Harrell
  Young Decatur (uncredited)
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  Spec O'Donnell
  Cabin Boy (uncredited)
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  Nick De Ruiz
  Bashaw (uncredited)
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  Frank Jonasson
  Pirate Captain (uncredited)
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  Duke Kahanamoku
  Pirate Captain (uncredited)
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  Mitchell Lewis
  Pirate Chief (uncredited)