Dave O'Brien Movies

  • 1943
    Seventh Column

    Seventh Column

    Seventh Column

    71943HD

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

    Seventh Column
  • 1947
    Football Thrills No. 10

    Football Thrills No. 10

    Football Thrills No. 10

    81947HD

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

    Football Thrills No. 10
  • 1952
    Musiquiz

    Musiquiz

    Musiquiz

    5.51952HD

    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we take a music quiz, plus survey various unusual musical instruments.

    Musiquiz
  • 1952
    Reducing

    Reducing

    Reducing

    5.31952HD

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

    Reducing
  • 1949
    Super Cue Men

    Super Cue Men

    Super Cue Men

    81949HD

    Pete Smith special about billiard.

    Super Cue Men
  • 1949
    Those Good Old Days

    Those Good Old Days

    Those Good Old Days

    81949HD

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

    Those Good Old Days
  • 1953
    Cash Stashers

    Cash Stashers

    Cash Stashers

    6.81953HD

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

    Cash Stashers
  • 1947
    Surfboard Rhythm

    Surfboard Rhythm

    Surfboard Rhythm

    91947HD

    A Pete Smith Specialty.

    Surfboard Rhythm
  • 1944
    Sportsman's Memories

    Sportsman's Memories

    Sportsman's Memories

    01944HD

    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,...

    Sportsman's Memories
  • 1950
    Wrong Way Butch

    Wrong Way Butch

    Wrong Way Butch

    6.41950HD

    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...

    Wrong Way Butch
  • 1939
    Drifting Westward

    Drifting Westward

    Drifting Westward

    81939HD

    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...

    Drifting Westward
  • 1944
    Movie Pests

    Movie Pests

    Movie Pests

    6.11944HD

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

    Movie Pests
  • 1951
    Bargain Madness

    Bargain Madness

    Bargain Madness

    6.21951HD

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

    Bargain Madness
  • 1954
    Out for Fun

    Out for Fun

    Out for Fun

    91954HD

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

    Out for Fun
  • 1953
    The Mosconi Story

    The Mosconi Story

    The Mosconi Story

    01953HD

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

    The Mosconi Story
  • 1952
    I Love Children, But!

    I Love Children, But!

    I Love Children, But!

    101952HD

    A Pete Smith specialty.

    I Love Children, But!
  • 1955
    The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

    7.51955HD

    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...

    The Fall Guy
  • 1934
    Search for Beauty

    Search for Beauty

    Search for Beauty

    5.51934HD

    Three con artists dupe two Olympians into serving as editors of a new health and beauty magazine which is only a front for salacious stories and...

    Search for Beauty
  • 1946
    Sure Cures

    Sure Cures

    Sure Cures

    5.71946HD

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

    Sure Cures