''Peggy'' (also known as ''The Devil's Pepper Pot'') is a 1916 American
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
produced and directed by
Thomas Ince
Thomas Harper Ince (November 16, 1880 – November 19, 1924) was an American silent film - era filmmaker and media proprietor.
Ince was known as the "Father of the Western" and was responsible for making over 800 films. He revolutionized the mot ...
and stars
Billie Burke
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North ...
in her motion picture debut.
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Synopsis
The film follows Peggy Cameron (Burke), a young, high spirited American debutante who is sent to visit her Uncle Andrew (William H. Thompson) and cousin Colin ( Charles Ray) in Scotland.
Cast
*Billie Burke
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North ...
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
Gertrude Claire (July 16, 1852 – April 28, 1928) was an actress of the American stage and Hollywood silent motion pictures.
Biography
Claire was born in Chicago, Illinois, and began appearing onstage at the age of 16. She played minor roles ...
as Mrs. Cameron
*Truly Shattuck
Truly Shattuck (July 27, 1875 – December 6, 1954) was a soubrette star of vaudeville, music halls, and Broadway whose career began in tragedy and ended in relative obscurity.
Early life
Truly Shattuck was born at San Miguel, San Luis Obisp ...
as Mrs. Van Allyn
*Claire Du Brey
Claire Du Brey (born Clara Violet Dubreyvich, August 31, 1892 – August 1, 1993) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 200 films between 1916 and 1959. Her name is sometimes rendered as Claire Du Bray or as Claire Dubrey.
Ear ...
(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. The cover of the sheet music shows Schertzinger as the composer and Ince as the lyricist.
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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
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