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Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 6, 1926

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

History, Drama

User Score

60%

Original Title

Old Ironsides

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

James Cruze

Description

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.