Clyde Bruckman

The Profile

Clyde Bruckman (1894–1955) was an American writer and director associated with silent-era comedy shorts; he is credited for writing and directing gags and shorts for major comedy performers and studios of the period.

Worked as a writer and director of comedy shorts and features; credited for gag writing and collaborations with prominent silent-era comedians. Some films and sequences he worked on were long considered lost and later partially rediscovered.

A 1927 Laurel and Hardy short best known for an extended pie-fight sequence. The reviewed short is praised for its comic rhythm and editing. Significant portions were long considered lost; substantial footage was rediscovered and screened in 2015.