Movies: Dave O'Brien

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 third midnight raid on his home, Don Careta is fearful for the safety of his daughter Wanda, and sends f...

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 as he does in the movies; it's a ticket to a domestic disturbance. Next, a son gets to treat his fath...

This low-budget western stars Tim McCoy as federal agent Tim Hammond, who follows a gang of big-city gangsters to the Wide Open Spaces. Don't be fooled by the opening credits: the "Peter Stewart" listed as director Gun Code was actually PRC workhorse...

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a wife endures the trials of being married to a husband with traits that drive her crazy....

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 go straight....

Local "patriot's league" leader secretly kills off ranchers, buys up their estates, which are undermined with tin ore; Marshal and singing cowpoke team up to find villain and motive....

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we see how real-life investigator Jo Goggin used a motion picture surveillance camera to gather evidence and disprove a fraudulent insurance claim....

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 pictures....

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....

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

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled....

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a pane of glass, a car being driven up a ramp and crashing on top of other cars, a human loop-the-loop, ...

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

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

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about....

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

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

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, but knows that Joe Funk, the studio custodian who cleans his office, is the one who is always fussing a...

In this "Pete Smith Specialty Short," advice is given on how to deal with certain common pests....