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.
Keywords:
Epic
Sea
Ship
Silent film
Movie tag line: "WHAT A YARN!"
Character: The Commodore
Character: Esther
Character: Bos'n
Character: Gunner
Character: Commodore Preble