Dave O'Brien Movies

A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.

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

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

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

Bill Carson assumes the identity of gang leader Trigger Mallory in order to fool his gang and his girlfriend.

Roy is a Confederate officer stationed in Missouri during the Civil War. He must put an end to outlaw gangs working under the pretense of service to...

After living all his childhood in the street, a young boy rapidly notices that crime doesn't pay, leading him to become a policeman. One day, one of...

A Pete Smith Specialty. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

A detective matches wits with the female leader of a crime ring.

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...

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

Secret Service Major Steel is one of the few men in America aware of the fact that Captain Albright is also Captain Midnight, daring masked aviator...

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

Ann Fenwick is a witness to a bank robbery in the U.S. and the bandits, led by Trigger and Leon capture her and when she disappears, a warrant is...

Billy and his pals, on the run from the law again, travel to Sage Valley where Billy is made Sheriff. The local outlaw gang is run by Kansas Ed who...

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...

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...

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

Millionaire Larry Duane is posing as his own chauffeur while touring the West and meets Molly Hennessey. They have a small romance until it is ended...

Young Alice Mason wishes to start a family, but because her own has been deemed "defective" by the state health authorities—her parents are...