Peggy (also known as The Devil's Pepper Pot) is a 1916 American silent comedy film produced and directed by Thomas Ince and stars Billie Burke in her motion picture debut.[1]

Peggy
Lobby card poster
Directed byThomas Ince
Charles Giblyn
Written byC. Gardner Sullivan
StarringBillie Burke
Music byVictor Schertzinger
Distributed byTriangle Film Corporation
Release date
  • January 16, 1916 (1916-01-16)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Plot edit

The film follows Peggy Cameron, a young, high spirited American debutante who is sent to visit her Uncle Andrew and cousin Colin in Scotland.

Cast edit

Production edit

 
Sheet music of Peggy

Triangle Film Corporation produced Peggy. Victor L. Schertzinger composed the film's score. In conjunction with the film's release, sheet music of a song, Peggy, was published, the first time a song based on a silent film's incidental music had been written and published.[2] The cover of the sheet music shows Schertzinger as the composer and Ince as the lyricist.

A Wright Model B airplane was used as a wind machine. The airplane was tethered to the ground while its engine and propellers were run.

References edit

  1. ^ Peggy at silentera.com
  2. ^ "Long Awaited 'Peggy' Ready". Motography. XV (1): 1–2. January 1, 1916. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

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