The read
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do.
18 audience votes
Key crew
- James CruzeDirector
Cast
- Charles FarrellBoy
- Esther RalstonGirl
- Wallace BeeryBos'n
- George BancroftGunner
- Charles Hill MailesCommodore Preble
- Johnnie WalkerStephen Decatur
- Eddie FetherstonRichard Somers
- George GodfreyCook
- William ConklinEsther's Father (uncredited)
- Effie EllslerEsther's Mother (uncredited)
- Guy OliverFirst Mate (uncredited)
- Fred KohlerSecond Mate (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
seashipsilent film