Peggy (1916 film)

1916 film by Charles Giblyn, Thomas H. Ince

January 16, 1916 (1916-01-16)

Running time

70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

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]

Plot

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

Billie Burke as Peggy Cameron
William H. Thompson as Andrew Cameron
William Desmond as Reverend Donald Bruce
Charles Ray as Colin Cameron
Nona Thomas as Janet McLeod
Gertrude Claire as Mrs. Cameron
Truly Shattuck as Mrs. Van Allyn
Claire Du Brey (uncredited)

Production

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.