Peggy (1916 film)
{{short description|1916 film by Charles Giblyn, Thomas H. Ince}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Peggy
| image = Giblyn-charles-peggy-1916-lobbycardposter.jpg
| caption = Lobby card poster
| director = Thomas Ince
Charles Giblyn
| writer = C. Gardner Sullivan
| starring = Billie Burke
| music = Victor Schertzinger
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor = Triangle Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1916|01|16}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United States
| language = 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.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/Peggy1916.html Peggy at silentera.com]
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
File:Sheet music cover - PEGGY (1915).jpg
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.{{cite journal |title=Long Awaited 'Peggy' Ready |journal=Motography |date=January 1, 1916 |volume=XV |issue=1 |pages=1–2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a3lJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1 |access-date=November 29, 2021}} 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.
Survival status
Once thought lost, the film was reconstructed from two safety elements held by the Academy Film Archive, with original color tinting reconstructed digitally. The main title card and final reel do not survive in any form, and these scenes were filled in with stills from the Margaret Herrick Library and text from the 1916 copyright registration.https://www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/detail/peggy-018416a5-9c2b-349e-3104-687140fa9149
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Peggy (1916 film)}}
- {{IMDb title|0007167|Peggy}}
{{Charles Giblyn}}
Category:Silent American comedy films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Charles Giblyn
Category:Films directed by Thomas H. Ince
Category:Films set in Scotland
Category:Films shot in Los Angeles
Category:Triangle Film Corporation films
Category:Films scored by Victor Schertzinger
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:English-language comedy films
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