Dave O'Brien Movies

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

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

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

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

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

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

Narrator Pete Smith talks about the different kinds of neighbors that can be pests, and how to deal with them.

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

A dog living in a junkyard learns that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o'clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the...

A series of questions testing one's knowledge of fun facts about horses and equestrian in general are asked. The questions deal with horse age and...

Jim Steele spots Pete Dawson taking horses over the Mexico-Texas border, but Dawson has an alibi. A new group of recruits arrives at the Ranger...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, answers are sought regarding some things people may have wondered about.

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

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...

The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.

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

A songwriter's young daughter (June Lang) begins to dream of stardom when she's offered the lead role in a new operetta.

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,...

A skip tracer--someone who collects late payments from people who've purchased appliances, etc., or takes them back them when they don't...

Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another car. Ann escapes and ends up in lawyer Tony...