Peggy (1916 film)

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.

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
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.

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.