Dave O'Brien Movies

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

Truck drivers Steve Hackett and Bill Purvis are fired from their jobs with the West Coast Trucking company for not using second-gear going down steep...

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

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

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

Naval commander Charles Sturm has made life miserable for his wife Diana due to his insane jealousy over every man she speaks to. His obsessive...

Dr. Paul Carruthers is frustrated because he thinks his employers, Mary Heath and Henry Morton, have cheated him out of the company's profits. He...

Will Parker has been destroyed by a local politician and now must steal to feed his family. He steals a steer from the Three Mesquiteers.

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

World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons...

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

The owner of an Alaskan gambling boat and her business partner help thwart a crooked businessman who attempts to steal claims from local miners.

A pre-World War II saber-rattler that finds a munitions inventor kidnapped, a federal agent killed and a beautiful refugee mysteriously missing as...

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

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...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...

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

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

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

An undercover Texas Ranger runs into trouble when he learns that the murderer he's trailing has a twin brother.