Dave O'Brien Movies

  • 1946
    Treasures from Trash

    Treasures from Trash

    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
    Down Texas Way

    Down Texas Way

    Down Texas Way

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    "The Rough Riders", has U. S. Marshals Buck Roberts (Buck Jones) and Tim McCall (Tim McCoy) coming to a Texas town to visit their friend, U. S....

    Down Texas Way
  • 1937
    Lightnin' Crandall

    Lightnin' Crandall

    Lightnin' Crandall

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    Cowboy with a reputation as the fastest gun in Texas heads to Arizona to leave his past behind, but it keeps catching up to him.

    Lightnin' Crandall
  • 1946
    Studio Visit

    Studio Visit

    Studio Visit

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    This humorous Pete Smith Specialty short looks around various studios on a film lot.

    Studio Visit
  • 1941
    The Iron Claw

    The Iron Claw

    The Iron Claw

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    The heirs of Anton Benson are searching Bensonhurst for hidden gold; they are joined by a reporter, a gangster...and a masked fiend known as The Iron...

    The Iron Claw
  • 1950
    Crashing the Movies

    Crashing the Movies

    Crashing the Movies

    01950HD

    This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a...

    Crashing the Movies
  • 1951
    Camera Sleuth

    Camera Sleuth

    Camera Sleuth

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    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we see how real-life investigator Jo Goggin used a motion picture surveillance camera to gather evidence and...

    Camera Sleuth
  • 1950
    A Wife's Life

    A Wife's Life

    A Wife's Life

    61950HD

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

    A Wife's Life
  • 1942
    Prisoner of Japan

    Prisoner of Japan

    Prisoner of Japan

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

    Prisoner of Japan
  • 1941
    The Texas Marshal

    The Texas Marshal

    The Texas Marshal

    01941HD

    Local "patriot's league" leader secretly kills off ranchers, buys up their estates, which are undermined with tin ore; Marshal and singing cowpoke...

    The Texas Marshal
  • 1941
    Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

    Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

    Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

    01941HD

    Rancher Timothy Wade is ambushed by a masked man riding a pinto horse. His young son, Buzzy Wade and the loyal ranch foreman, Dude Bates, are...

    Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
  • 1942
    Victory Quiz

    Victory Quiz

    Victory Quiz

    61942HD

    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.

    Victory Quiz
  • 1940
    Son of the Navy

    Son of the Navy

    Son of the Navy

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

    Son of the Navy
  • 1952
    Musiquiz

    Musiquiz

    Musiquiz

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

    Musiquiz
  • 1947
    Diamond Demon

    Diamond Demon

    Diamond Demon

    81947HD

    The unusual talents of Johnny Price, a minor league baseball pitcher and trick artist, are showcased in this Pete Smith Specialty. Among other...

    Diamond Demon
  • 1944
    Brand of the Devil

    Brand of the Devil

    Brand of the Devil

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    Jolley is the leader of the Devil's Brand gang of rustlers. When Molly Dawson sends for the Texas Rangers, Tex, Jim, and Panhandle arrive pretending...

    Brand of the Devil
  • 1944
    The Whispering Skull

    The Whispering Skull

    The Whispering Skull

    4.71944HD

    Rangers Tex Haines and Dave Wyatt track a killer known as the Whispering Skull. In the wake of the Skull's slaughter, a band of thieves takes...

    The Whispering Skull
  • 1947
    Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13

    Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13

    Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13

    01947HD

    In this Pete Smith Specialty, the audience is asked multiple-choice questions about various sports. Depending on the question, the correct answer is...

    Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13
  • 1947
    Have You Ever Wondered?

    Have You Ever Wondered?

    Have You Ever Wondered?

    01947HD

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

    Have You Ever Wondered?
  • 1934
    Tomorrow's Children

    Tomorrow's Children

    Tomorrow's Children

    4.61934HD

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

    Tomorrow's Children