Phyllis Allen

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Phyllis Allen (November 25, 1861 – March 26, 1938) was an American vaudeville and silent screen comedian who worked with Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and Mack Sennett during a film career spanning 74 movies in the decade between 1913 and 1923. Given her rotund size, she was quite similar in appearance to fellow screen comedian Marie Dressler.

Most Popular Phyllis Allen Trailers

Total trailers found: 44

Fickle Fatty's Fall Trailer (1915)

14 November 1915

Fickle Fatty's Fall is a 1914 Comedy short.

A Movie Star Trailer (1916)

26 January 1916

The star of a film attends a public showing.

White Youth Trailer (1920)

18 December 1920

Convent-reared Aline Ann Belame receives a letter from her grandfather General Belame, whom she had never previously met.

Monkey Stuff Trailer (1919)

07 July 1919

Two-reel comedy, directed by William S. Campbell staring noted orangutan actor, Joe Martin

The Rounders Trailer (1914)

07 September 1914

Two drunks fight with their wives and then go out and get even drunker.

Footprints Trailer (1920)

01 June 1920

Fatty at San Diego Trailer (1913)

03 November 1913

Fatty induces wife to let him take a day off to go to the celebration at San Diego. He has a wonderful time, flirting with the girls, breaking up a parade, fighting the police force and falling into the fountain with him, escapes, and with the crowd after him, leaps into the river.

Where Hazel Met the Villain Trailer (1914)

22 April 1914

Where Hazel Met the Villain is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Phyllis Allen.

Gussle's Day of Rest Trailer (1915)

29 March 1915

The disgraceful Reggie Gussle spends a day at the park with his hated wife while trying to steal a lovely girl from her boyfriend.

Murphy's I.O.U. Trailer (1913)

17 April 1913

Murphy, the cop, gives his I. O. U. to the money-lender. Pressed for payment, he gives up his wife's jewelry.

Lover's Luck Trailer (1914)

15 September 1914

A Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Keystone comedy.

A Lover's Lost Control Trailer (1915)

02 August 1915

Mr. and Mrs. Gussle get up to some hijinks in this Keystone comedy.

Gussle Rivals Jonah Trailer (1915)

25 April 1915

Gussle Rivals Jonah is a silent comedy

Her First Flame Trailer (1920)

21 May 1920

Thirty years in the future (when women are primary income-earners and men are stay-at-home housekeepers) Miss Hap is elected Fire Chief and leads her crew of firefighters to rescue a couple trapped in a burning building.

The Pilgrim Trailer (1923)

19 February 1923

The Tramp is an escaped convict who is mistaken as a pastor in a small town church.

Tillie's Punctured Romance Trailer (1914)

21 December 1914

A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.

Caught in a Park Trailer (1915)

06 February 1915

Featuring Charlie Chaplin's half-brother as The Husband, Phyllis Allen as The Wife, Slim Summerville as The Boy Friend, Cecile Arnold as The Girl Friend, and Mack Swain as The Bartender.

Fatty's Magic Pants Trailer (1914)

13 December 1914

'Fatty' is looking forward to attending a formal occasion. But in order to go, he has to be properly dressed, and he encounters unexpected difficulties in getting himself ready.

That Little Band Of Gold Trailer (1915)

14 March 1915

A happy young couple become engaged, and soon afterwards they are married. But after their marriage, the husband begins to stay out carousing with his friends, leaving his wife at home with her mother.

Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life Trailer (1915)

17 January 1915

Fatty is a farm hand at Mabel's father's place. He and Mabel love each other, but dad wants to marry Mabel off to the landowner's son in exchange for tearing up the mortgage.

The Vagabond Trailer (1916)

10 July 1916

A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.

Fatty's Finish Trailer (1914)

02 July 1914

Fatty's Finish is a 1914 comedy short.

The Adventurer Trailer (1917)

22 October 1917

The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned.

Rebecca's Wedding Day Trailer (1914)

24 January 1914

Rebecca's Wedding Day is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Billy Gilbert.

The Chaplin Revue Trailer (1959)

01 September 1959

Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film.

A Busy Day Trailer (1914)

07 May 1914

A jealous wife is chasing her unfaithful husband during a parade, after he starts to flirt with a pretty woman.

A Thief Catcher Trailer (1914)

19 February 1914

Two criminals chase a plainclothes policeman who, while taking out his dog, witnesses their crime.

Pay Day Trailer (1922)

02 April 1922

A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.

Fatty Again Trailer (1914)

03 October 1914

Fatty experiences several reverses of fortunes in this boarding house story. He is first ejected for failure to pay his board.

Dough and Dynamite Trailer (1914)

26 October 1914

Pierre and Jacques are working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike. When the two are forced to work as bakers, the striking cooks put dynamite in the dough, with explosive results.

His Trysting Places Trailer (1914)

09 November 1914

On his way to a restaurant, Ambrose, a happily married man, obliges to mail a letter for a woman in the apartment lobby.

Leading Lizzie Astray Trailer (1914)

30 November 1914

A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.

Getting Acquainted Trailer (1914)

05 December 1914

Charlie and his wife are in the park when he encounters Ambrose and his wife. Each man is attracted to and shows unwanted attention to the other man's wife.

The Star Boarder Trailer (1914)

04 April 1914

A fun-loving little boy's magic lantern show exposes some indiscreet moments between his landlady mother and her star boarder.

The Property Man Trailer (1914)

01 August 1914

Charlie is in charge of stage props and has trouble with actors' luggage and conflicts over who gets the star's dressing room.

Gentlemen of Nerve Trailer (1914)

29 October 1914

Mabel and her beau go to an auto race and are joined by Charlie and his friend. As Charlie's friend is attempting to enter the raceway through a hole, the friend gets stuck and a policeman shows up.

Caught in a Cabaret Trailer (1914)

27 April 1914

Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret, suffering the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and tries to impress her by pretending to be an ambassador.

A Submarine Pirate Trailer (1915)

26 December 1915

A waiter tricks his way into command of a sub in order to rob a ship carrying gold bullion.

The Head Waiter Trailer (1919)

01 December 1919

The headwaiter does tricks with spaghetti that the greatest spaghetti handlers in the world never heard of.

Fatty’s Plucky Pup Trailer (1915)

27 June 1915

Four bad men have kidnapped Fatty's girlfriend and plan to kill her. Fatty's dog knows where she is, but Fatty doesn't and he was crying.

Gussle's Wayward Path Trailer (1915)

09 April 1915

Gussle (Syd Chaplin) comes home with a cute little dog but doesn't want the wife to see it--leading up to a rather funny bit you'll have to see for yourself.

Zip, the Dodger Trailer (1914)

17 October 1914

Zip is a young man whose job is to dodge baseballs at a resort concession. To impress a young lady under a parasol he gets a friend to substitute for him while he pretends to be a young man of leisure.

The Rent Dodgers Trailer (1920)

07 August 1920

The roommates live in a boarding house run by a strict landlady. When the landlady arrives to collect the rent, the men hide behind a trick door.

Fatty and the Heiress Trailer (1914)

25 June 1914

Fatty hopes to marry for money but thanks to many slapstick complications his plan doesn't go as smoothly as he intended.