History Drama
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
Gary Cooper
Seaman (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
(uncredited)
Richard Arlen
Seaman (uncredited)
George Bancroft
Gunner
Wallace Beery
Bos'n
Charles Farrell
Boy
William Bakewell
Young Philadelphian (uncredited)
Robert Livingston
Seaman (uncredited)
Fred Kohler
Second Mate (uncredited)
Charles Hill Mailes
Commodore Preble
Johnnie Walker
Stephen Decatur
Frank Darien
Seaman (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Seaman (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Pirate Chief (uncredited)
Effie Ellsler
Esther's Mother (uncredited)
Guy Oliver
First Mate (uncredited)
Tetsu Komai
Pirate (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
Cabin Boy (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Richard Somers
Nick De Ruiz
Bashaw (uncredited)
William Conklin
Esther's Father (uncredited)
Esther Ralston
Girl
George Godfrey
Cook
Arthur Ludwig
Second Mate (uncredited)
Dean Harrell
Young Decatur (uncredited)
Frank Jonasson
Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Duke Kahanamoku
Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Frank Bonner
Seaman (uncredited)
Jack Herrick
Seaman (uncredited)
Herbert Janssen
(uncredited)
Göta Ljungberg
(uncredited)

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