Charlie Chaplin Sora Film Filed Under trouble 1918

Roles
Charlie Chaplin (The Tramp):
Role: Hapless library assistant, hired to “organize knowledge” but hopelessly disorganized.
Comedy: His bowler hat, cane, and awkward manner clash with the solemn silence of the library.

Ernest Cranston (The Professor):
Role: Overbearing scholar, pompous and self-important.
Facial Hair: Heavy walrus mustache and bushy sideburns, making him look like a stern academic.
Comedy: His bulk and whiskers constantly sabotage his dignity — ink stains, chair collapses, slow-motion tumbles.

Lyle White (The Critic):
Role: Fussy rival scholar, theatrical and sly.
Facial Hair: Thin, waxed curled mustache, sharp like quotation marks.
Comedy: His curls snag on books, lamps, and even Cranston’s whiskers, undermining his “refined” image.

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📚 15 Underrated Silent Comedy Scenes (with roles)
1. Charlie squeaks into the library — trying to look professional as the new assistant.
Intertitle: “A man of letters… but not of silence.”

2. Cranston (Professor) sits at a desk — it collapses slowly under his weight, ruining his dignity.

3. White (Critic) twirls his mustache — it hooks onto a book spine, dragging it off the shelf.

4. Charlie shelves a book upside down — proudly dusts his hands, unaware of the mistake.

5. Cranston sneezes into an inkwell — his walrus mustache drips ink across his notes.

6. White leans in to whisper — his waxed curl pokes Charlie in the cheek, making Charlie yelp.

7. Charlie climbs a ladder — Cranston’s bulk shakes it, Charlie wobbles comically.

8. Cranston’s suspenders snap — echoing like a gunshot, startling everyone.

9. White bows mockingly — his mustache curls catch on a lamp cord, swinging it wildly.

10. Charlie shouts “Shhh!” louder than anyone else, drawing glares from patrons.

11. Cranston strokes his mustache proudly — but ink drips from it onto his vest.

12. White slams a book shut — but his mustache curl gets trapped inside, tugging painfully.

13. Charlie juggles books — drops them instantly, pretends it’s “modern filing