Old Ironsides 97 years old

WHAT A YARN!

An embellished account of the 1813 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.

Credits

Bess Flowers as Minor Role

Richard Arlen as Seaman

Boris Karloff as Saracen Guard

Charles Hill Mailes as Commodore Preble

William Conklin as Esther's Father

Mitchell Lewis as Pirate Chief

Old Ironsides Cast

Name	Character
Bess Flowers She was 28, 85 years old when she died	as Minor Role
Richard Arlen He was 27, 76 years old when he died	as Seaman
Boris Karloff He was 39, 81 years old when he died	as Saracen Guard
Charles Hill Mailes He was 56, 66 years old when he died	as Commodore Preble
William Conklin He was 53, 62 years old when he died	as Esther's Father
Mitchell Lewis He was 46, 76 years old when he died	as Pirate Chief
Wallace Beery He was 41, 64 years old when he died	as Bos'n
Tetsu Komai He was 32, 76 years old when he died	as Pirate
Esther Ralston She was 24, 91 years old when she died	as Esther
Eddie Fetherston He was 30, 68 years old when he died	as Lt. Richard Somers
Gary Cooper He was 25, 60 years old when he died	as Seaman
William Bakewell He was 18, 84 years old when he died	as Young Philadelphian
Frank Darien He was 50, 79 years old when he died	as Seaman
Richard Alexander He was 24, 86 years old when he died	as Seaman
Fred Kohler He was 38, 50 years old when he died	as Second Mate
Spec O'Donnell He was 15, 75 years old when he died	as Cabin Boy
Nick De Ruiz He was 55, 88 years old when he died	as Bashaw
George Bancroft He was 44, 8 years old when he died	as Gunner
Johnnie Walker He was 32, 55 years old when he died	as Lt. Stephen Decatur
Robert Livingston He was 21, 83 years old when he died	as Seaman
Guy Oliver He was 48, 53 years old when he died	as First Mate

Old Ironsides Crew

Name	Department
Laurence Stallings as Story. He was 32 (73) years old when He died	Writing
Dorothy Arzner as Editor. She was 29 (82) years old when She died	Editing
James Cruze as Director. He was 42 (58) years old when He died	Directing
James Cruze as Producer. He was 42 (58) years old when He died	Production
Charles P. Boyle as Cinematography. He was 34 (75) years old when He died	Crew
Alfred Gilks as Cinematography. He was 34 (78) years old when He died	Crew
Walter Woods as Adaptation. He was 45 (61) years old when He died	Writing

Old Ironsides (97 years)

WHAT A YARN!

Release day: Monday, December 06, 1926
Runtime: 111 minutes