Dave O'Brien Movies

A short film where viewers are given 10 or 15 seconds to answer questions about the United States and its involvement in World War II.

Manuel and Carga are after the hidden map of a gold mine which is somewhere in the hacienda willed to Manuel's brother, Don Careta. Following the...

Pete Smith special about billiard.

Humorous look at fantasy gadgets like ketchup in a tube, tilting book shelves, etc.

A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building.

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

Narrator Pete Smith talks about the different kinds of neighbors that can be pests, and how to deal with them.

In this Pete Smith Specialty, the audience is asked multiple-choice questions about various sports. Depending on the question, the correct answer is...

The drought-plagued ranchers of Sundown have to market their cattle at a loss in order to meet mortgage payments held by banker Cylus Cuttler. Then,...

Rancher Timothy Wade is ambushed by a masked man riding a pinto horse. His young son, Buzzy Wade and the loyal ranch foreman, Dude Bates, are...

Islanders make arrangements for an American bandleader to marry a princess.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble...

After getting into a compromising situation with a woman and her angry boyfriend, Harry uses a fire escape to hide in a friend's apartment, but finds...

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

A pre-World War II saber-rattler that finds a munitions inventor kidnapped, a federal agent killed and a beautiful refugee mysteriously missing as...

A con artist attends a reunion in his hometown and discovers that his former classmates are trying to trick an old millionaire into returning to...

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.

Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts.

This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.