Peggy (1916 film)

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

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[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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