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.
| Directing | James Cruze | Director |
| Writing | Laurence Stallings | Story |
| Editing | Dorothy Arzner | Editor |
| Writing | Walter Woods | Adaptation |
| Production | James Cruze | Producer |
| Writing | Harry Carr | Adaptation |
| Camera | Alfred Gilks | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Charles P. Boyle | Director of Photography |
