''Peggy'' (also known as ''The Devil's Pepper Pot'') is a 1916 American silent

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produced and directed by

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and stars

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in her motion picture debut.''Peggy'' at silentera.com
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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

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 *

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(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.

References

External links

* * 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 {{1910s-comedy-film-stub