Dave O'Brien Movies

Pete Smith does his usual mocking observations while the overweight Maxine Gates goes through the trials and tribulations of losing weight. The agony...

Bill Carson assumes the identity of gang leader Trigger Mallory in order to fool his gang and his girlfriend.

The scheme of a pair of married con artists goes awry when their victim dies, and they are both caught and imprisoned. When she gets out of prison,...

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.

A dog living in a junkyard learns that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o'clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the...

Dr. Eli Watt, a widower, comes to a small town, considering himself a failure in his attempt to have a meaningful career in New York. He raises his...

During World War Two, an American band leader, Jack (Dave O'Brien) arrives on a Tahitian island , and via a chain of unexpected events, soon finds...

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

A masked desperado wants to disrupt the mail service between two frontier communities.

This Pete Smith Specialty short was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Using humor, it shows what can happen when tools and...

Cowhand Ken Clark is stranded in Chicago, and temporarily takes a job as a sharp-shooter entertainer in a night club, with the intention of getting...

Government agents try to thwart smugglers, while some sort of plot unfolds, about a hidden treasure revealed by cursed coins.

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

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

This low-budget western stars Tim McCoy as federal agent Tim Hammond, who follows a gang of big-city gangsters to the Wide Open Spaces. Don't be...

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.

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

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...

A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous.