The Professor(1919)

The Professor is a silent comedy about Bosco, an impoverished flea trainer living in a shabby boarding house. Each night, Bosco carefully tends to his prized fleas before bed, but one careless moment sends the box tumbling to the floor. His escaped charges wreak havoc on the other residents, forcing Bosco to recapture them with his whip. Just when order is restored, a stray dog wanders into the flophouse and accidentally releases the fleas again, sparking fresh chaos. This inventive short plays with the absurdity of training insects as a profession, blending slapstick humor with the surreal premise of a man's livelihood depending entirely on keeping tiny creatures under control.