 There is no critical consensus on the relationship between Chaplin's earlier Tramp character and the film's Jewish barber, but the trend is to view the barber as a variation on the theme.French film director François Truffaut later noted that early in the production, Chaplin said he would not play The Tramp in a sound film.Turner Classic Movies says that years later, Chaplin acknowledged a connection between The Tramp and the barber.