Movies: Dave O'Brien

  • 1947
    Neighbor Pests

    Neighbor Pests (1947)

    Neighbor Pests

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

    Neighbor Pests
  • 1943
    Bad Men of Thunder Gap

    Bad Men of Thunder Gap (1943)

    Bad Men of Thunder Gap

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    Tex Wyatt is blamed for a murder actually committed by Ransom and Holman, a couple of thieves. Tex manages to escape and is reunited with his two ranger pals Jim Steele and Panhandle Perkins, both of whom are working undercover as performers in a med...

    Bad Men of Thunder Gap
  • 1949
    Super Cue Men

    Super Cue Men (1949)

    Super Cue Men

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    Pete Smith special about billiard....

    Super Cue Men
  • 1950
    A Wife's Life

    A Wife's Life (1950)

    A Wife's Life

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

    A Wife's Life
  • 1937
    Brothers of the West

    Brothers of the West (1937)

    Brothers of the West

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    Tyler is a range detective whose brother stands accused of robbing a bank and murdering the bank president. To prove him innocent, Tyler must decipher his only clue, an unusual set of tire tracks....

    Brothers of the West
  • 1942
    Carry Harry

    Carry Harry (1942)

    Carry Harry

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    After getting into a compromising situation with a woman and her angry boyfriend, Harry uses a fire escape to hide in a friend's apartment, but finds that he climbed into the woman's one by mistake....

    Carry Harry
  • 1952
    I Love Children, But!

    I Love Children, But! (1952)

    I Love Children, But!

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    A Pete Smith specialty....

    I Love Children, But!
  • 1946
    Treasures from Trash

    Treasures from Trash (1946)

    Treasures from Trash

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

    Treasures from Trash
  • 1942
    The Yanks Are Coming

    The Yanks Are Coming (1942)

    The Yanks Are Coming

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    A popular band joins the army with the idea of putting on shows for troops overseas. During rehearsals, a battle erupts and the musicians must exchange their musical instruments for guns and fight....

    The Yanks Are Coming
  • 1942
    Calling All Pa's

    Calling All Pa's (1942)

    Calling All Pa's

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    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood....

    Calling All Pa's
  • 1944
    Safety Sleuth

    Safety Sleuth (1944)

    Safety Sleuth

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    Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected....

    Safety Sleuth
  • 1953
    Things We Can Do Without

    Things We Can Do Without (1953)

    Things We Can Do Without

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    A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble than the progress is worth....

    Things We Can Do Without
  • 1943
    West of Texas

    West of Texas (1943)

    West of Texas

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    Rangers Tex Wyatt and Jim Steele arrive in Gabe's Crossing, NM, to capture Bent Yeager, a rancher accused of sabotaging the progress of the railroad....

    West of Texas
  • 1950
    Wrong Way Butch

    Wrong Way Butch (1950)

    Wrong Way Butch

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    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 machinery are misused and safety warnings are ignored....

    Wrong Way Butch
  • 1954
    Do Someone a Favor!

    Do Someone a Favor! (1954)

    Do Someone a Favor!

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

    Do Someone a Favor!
  • 1955
    Just What I Needed

    Just What I Needed (1955)

    Just What I Needed

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    Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts....

    Just What I Needed
  • 1949
    We Can Dream, Can't We?

    We Can Dream, Can't We? (1949)

    We Can Dream, Can't We?

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

    We Can Dream, Can't We?
  • 1936
    Wanted - A Master

    Wanted - A Master (1936)

    Wanted - A Master

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    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 deadline....

    Wanted - A Master
  • 1948
    You Can't Win

    You Can't Win (1948)

    You Can't Win

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

    You Can't Win
  • 1942
    What About Daddy?

    What About Daddy? (1942)

    What About Daddy?

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

    What About Daddy?