Dave O'Brien Movies

During World War Two, an American band leader, Jack arrives on a Tahitian island , and via a chain of unexpected events, soon finds himself soon...

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,...

An American astronomer living on a Pacific island attempts to thwart the Japanese during WWII.

In this western, the Texas Rangers must stop a range war between sheepherders and cattle ranchers from erupting.

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

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. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

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

Jack Oakie and Jack Haley are songwriters are enroute from New York to Hollywood to make their fame and fortune; Ginger Rogers, a lunchwagon...

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...

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

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.

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

An outlaw on the run assumes the identity of a dead man. When in his new identity he finds himself elected the mayor of a small town, he decides to...

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

A Pete Smith Specialty.

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

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