Dave O'Brien Movies

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short film, a homeowner experiences a series of mishaps while taking a day off from the office.

Pete Smith special about billiard.

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.

A humorous look at some typical housework troubles that may arise. A Pete Smith Specialty short.

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

A series of questions testing one's knowledge of fun facts about horses and equestrian in general are asked. The questions deal with horse age and...

This humorous Pete Smith Specialty short looks around various studios on a film lot.

Lightning Bill Carson and sidekick Magpie are after Burrows, the man that killed a friend of theirs. Burrows is after the Arden ranch and his gang...

Shirley Martin finds that Weylan has diverted the water from the valley and her cattle are dying. First she and her foreman Bob Lawson go to court....

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

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

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

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

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...

An off-camera narrator takes us through various scenarios of "just suppose". First we watch what would happen if a private detective behaved at home...

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

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