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WHAT A YARN!
6.4 / 10 IMDb December 6, 1926 1h 54m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 54m
Release Date
December 6, 1926
Genre
History, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
No Language
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Charles Farrell
as Boy
Esther Ralston
as Girl
Wallace Beery
as Bos'n
George Bancroft
as Gunner
Charles Hill Mailes
as Commodore Preble
Johnnie Walker
as Stephen Decatur
Eddie Fetherston
as Richard Somers
George Godfrey
as Cook
William Conklin
as Esther's Father (uncredited)
Effie Ellsler
as Esther's Mother (uncredited)
Guy Oliver
as First Mate (uncredited)
Fred Kohler
as Second Mate (uncredited)
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Arthur Ludwig
as Second Mate (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
as Saracen Guard (uncredited)
No photo
Dean Harrell
as Young Decatur (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
as Cabin Boy (uncredited)
Nick De Ruiz
as Bashaw (uncredited)
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Frank Jonasson
as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Duke Kahanamoku
as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
as Pirate Chief (uncredited)
Production Companies
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