Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1926-12-06) |
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| Awards: | 4 wins |
| BoxOffice: | $1,434,461 |
| Screen: | Laurence Stallings, Harry Carr, Walter Woods |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | No Language |
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- 1231648: Charles Farrell - Boy
- 590740: Esther Ralston - Girl
- 29260: Wallace Beery - Bos'n
- 13555: George Bancroft - Gunner
- 100804: Charles Hill Mailes - Commodore Preble
- 120069: Johnnie Walker - Stephen Decatur
- 133100: Eddie Fetherston - Richard Somers
Crews
- 94305: James Cruze - Director - Directing
- 1069379: Walter Woods - Adaptation - Writing
- 29966: Laurence Stallings - Story - Writing
- 94305: James Cruze - Producer - Production
- 1358394: Harry Carr - Adaptation - Writing
- 958533: Alfred Gilks - Director of Photography - Camera
- 977828: B.P. Schulberg - Associate Producer - Production
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There is some grand cinematography in this telling of the early US Navy's attempts to combat the Corsair pirates from North Africa who demanded tribute from all who would sail the seas upon pain of terrible retribution from their well equipped and terrifying fleet should any default. ....
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