Dave O'Brien Movies

This comedic Pete Smith Specialty short examines the folly of using "home remedies" for various ills.

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 short, a wife endures the trials of being married to a husband with traits that drive her crazy.

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...

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

Tyler is a range detective whose brother stands accused of robbing a bank and murdering the bank president. To prove him innocent, Tyler must...

Tolen is after the Harkins ranch where his men have found gold. After they kill Harkins, Dorothy and Dick step in and discover that the gold actually...

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

A boy trains his new golden retriever for duck retrieving competition, much to the chagrin of his first dog, a lovable but untrained mutt.

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...

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...

When Jim and Scrubby arrive to see Scrubby's sister, they find her murdered and suspect it was her no good husband Jake. But Jake and his men have...

This Pete Smith Specialty short takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

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

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.

The trials and tribulations of a husband as his pregnant wife gets closer to the delivery date.

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

A Pete Smith specialty.

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...