Old Ironsides
WHAT A YARN!
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.
Cast
Eddie Fetherston
Richard Somers
Charles Farrell
Boy
Richard Alexander
Seaman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
(uncredited)
Charles Hill Mailes
Commodore Preble
William Conklin
Esther's Father (uncredited)
Richard Arlen
Seaman (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
Seaman (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
Duke Kahanamoku
Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Pirate Chief (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Seaman (uncredited)
George Godfrey
Cook
Effie Ellsler
Esther's Mother (uncredited)
Nick De Ruiz
Bashaw (uncredited)
Guy Oliver
First Mate (uncredited)
William Bakewell
Young Philadelphian (uncredited)
Tetsu Komai
Pirate (uncredited)
Robert Livingston
Seaman (uncredited)
Wallace Beery
Bos'n
George Bancroft
Gunner
Johnnie Walker
Stephen Decatur
Fred Kohler
Second Mate (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
Cabin Boy (uncredited)
Esther Ralston
Girl