Peggy (1916 film)
Peggy | |
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Directed by | Thomas Ince Charles Giblyn |
Written by | C. Gardner Sullivan |
Starring | Billie Burke |
Music by | Victor Schertzinger |
Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent 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]- 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
[edit]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]- ^ Peggy at silentera.com
- ^ "Long Awaited 'Peggy' Ready". Motography. XV (1): 1–2. January 1, 1916. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
External links
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- 1916 films
- 1916 comedy films
- Silent American comedy films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Charles Giblyn
- Films directed by Thomas H. Ince
- Films set in Scotland
- Films shot in Los Angeles
- Triangle Film Corporation films
- 1910s American films
- Films scored by Victor Schertzinger
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s comedy film stubs