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.
Charles Farrell , Esther Ralston , Wallace Beery , George Bancroft , Charles Hill Mailes , Johnnie Walker , Eddie Fetherston , Guy Oliver , George Godfrey , William Conklin
Paramount Pictures