Dave O'Brien Movies

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

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

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

A Pete Smith specialty.

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

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

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

Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage,...

Tells the story of young Willie Mosconi. From growing up with his father's pool hall downstairs to his first US Championship.

Tex and his sidekicks arrive to help out his friend Jeffers, a railroad owner, only to find that he has been killed. They quickly run into trouble...

In this final entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series, Smith pays tribute to actor and stuntman Dave O'Brien, who took many falls and spills (and...

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

Filmmaker Pete Smith is very protective of the trophies and other mementos associated with his films that are located in his office at the studio,...

A Pete Smith Specialty.

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows, humorously, the disastrous results when people save their money in unsafe places.

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

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...