Dave O'Brien Movies

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.

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

Pulp hero "The Spider" seeks to destroy all criminals. In this serialized adventure, he battles The Octopus, who intends to replace the government...

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

Charley Gray is about to be released from the state penitentiary after serving a long term for the robbery of a government gold shipment. The gold...

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.

The Rough Riders are after a gang of rustlers. Marshal Roberts is posing as a wanted outlaw, McCall is the Marshal supposedly after him, and Sandy is...

A 12-episode serial in which scholastic sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for his missing father. His adventures involve a...

A seemingly charitable soup kitchen operator (who moonlights as a criminology professor) uses his Bowery mission as a front for his criminal gang....

A polo-playing grandmother and her broke brood get back in the money with a Wall Street bet.

A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous.

In an effort to get Jim Martin to sell his ranch, the Halsey brothers have kidnapped his son Tom. When Bob Burke goes after him alone, he gets help...

Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.

A theatre critic teams up with a cop to investigate the murder of a Broadway actor.

A runaway boy pretends to be the son of a Navy man, only to turn both their lives upside down.

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

Ma and the kids head out to help Pa's brother Sedgewick with the his farm in Mournful Hollow, Arkansas. Things get tighter when a couple of...

Falsely accused of murder, Billy is able to escape thanks to his pals. Once in Santa Fe, he meets once again the man who lied during the trial.

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