I Love My Husband, But!

Wonderful Pete Smith short about all the things husbands do that drive their wives crazy. Dave O'Brien once again stars (and also directs). He's great fun as usual. But the big star of this one is Dorothy Short, who plays the wife. She was married to O'Brien for real at the time and the two work well off each other. Her exaggerated expressions are a hoot. The final bit is the best, involving O'Brien trying to fix a curtain rod bracket in the kitchen with hilarious results.

Dave O'Brien is largely forgotten today but he proved in these shorts what a great comedian he was. Dorothy Short appeared in several of these as well and she's terrific. And, of course, what would a Pete Smith Specialty short be without that patented sarcastic narration by Smith himself? The Pete Smith shorts are all good fun and this one's better than average.