An American fighting ship battles Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean in the 18th century.An American fighting ship battles Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean in the 18th century.An American fighting ship battles Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean in the 18th century.
- Awards
- 4 wins
Richard Alexander
- Seaman
- (uncredited)
Richard Arlen
- Seaman
- (uncredited)
William Bakewell
- Young Philadelphian
- (uncredited)
Frank Bonner
- Seaman
- (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
- Seaman
- (uncredited)
Frank Darien
- Seaman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaA real ship (the S. N. Castle, built in 1886) was burned and sunk for the movie.
- GoofsEsther's hair style is out of fashion for the time of the movie but is contemporary for when the film was made.
- Crazy credits[modern print] Score produced by Film Technology Company, Inc. and performed by Gaylord Carter at the Sargent/Stark Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ in Hollywood, California.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood (1980)
Featured review
Old Ironsides a good film but you have to wait for the real action to start,which does not come in to play until you near the end of the film.But do watch and wait for there is a fantastic ship explosion which is well worth waiting for.Wallace Beery plays a right devious hard nut character and he looks the part.Esther Ralston looks great and once again toward the end of the film she lets her hair down and looks even better.The start of the film is a bit slow then when it moves on to life on the ship there are some funny parts and you get a glimpse of what life on board may have been like.Just one downside to the film for me,the Wurlitzer organ,after ten minutes it drove me mad,what did I do?, I simply turned off the volume sat back and enjoyed the rest of the film.I must say take the time to watch Treasure Island (1934)which also stars Wallace Beery, he plays a fantastic Long John Silver.
- snoopbobiebob
- Feb 20, 2000
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Details
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,434,461
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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