Synopsis
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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Cast
- Charles FarrellThe Commodore
- Esther RalstonEsther
- Wallace BeeryBos'n
- George BancroftGunner
- Charles Hill MailesCommodore Preble
- Johnnie WalkerLt. Stephen Decatur
- Eddie FetherstonLt. Richard Somers
- Guy OliverFirst Mate
- George GodfreyThe Cook
- William ConklinEsther's Father
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