Jim Backus Movies

  • 1959
    1001 Arabian Nights

    1001 Arabian Nights

    1001 Arabian Nights

    5.71959HD

    In this animated retelling of the classic tale, Abdul Aziz Magoo -- an ancestor of Mr. Magoo -- is the lamp-selling uncle of Aladdin. Tired of his...

    1001 Arabian Nights
  • 1952
    Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

    5.81952HD

    George Bernard Shaw’s breezy, delightful dramatization of this classic fable—about a Christian slave who pulls a thorn from a...

    Androcles and the Lion
  • 1959
    Ask Any Girl

    Ask Any Girl

    Ask Any Girl

    6.21959HD

    Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in modern-day New York. After losing her suitcase at Penn...

    Ask Any Girl
  • 1965
    Fluffy

    Fluffy

    Fluffy

    6.51965HD

    A college professor gets into trouble when he tries to prove any animal can be domesticated, including an African lion.

    Fluffy
  • 1969
    Hello Down There

    Hello Down There

    Hello Down There

    5.91969HD

    Given the chance to live in a simulated underwater home for a month, a scientist convinces his family to take advantage of the offer. Once the family...

    Hello Down There
  • 1949
    A Dangerous Profession

    A Dangerous Profession

    A Dangerous Profession

    5.61949HD

    A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation involving a former flame.

    A Dangerous Profession
  • 1955
    Francis in the Navy

    Francis in the Navy

    Francis in the Navy

    5.51955HD

    In the U. S. Army intelligence office, bumbling lieutenant Peter Stirling receives a coded message from his friend, Francis, a talking mule. The note...

    Francis in the Navy
  • 1951
    Hollywood Story

    Hollywood Story

    Hollywood Story

    6.61951HD

    An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director.

    Hollywood Story
  • 1973
    The Girl Most Likely To...

    The Girl Most Likely To...

    The Girl Most Likely To...

    6.61973HD

    An ugly girl undergoes plastic surgery and becomes beautiful. She then takes revenge on all the people who mistreated her when she was ugly.

    The Girl Most Likely To...
  • 1953
    I Love Melvin

    I Love Melvin

    I Love Melvin

    6.21953HD

    Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress named Judy LeRoy in the park. They start to talk and...

    I Love Melvin
  • 1963
    Sunday in New York

    Sunday in New York

    Sunday in New York

    6.61963HD

    An innocent upstarter visits her airline pilot brother and meets a stranger she tries to seduce.

    Sunday in New York
  • 1951
    Plutopia

    Plutopia

    Plutopia

    5.61951HD

    Mickey's on vacation at Camp Utopia. At first Pluto thinks it really is utopia: trees everywhere and a cat to chase. But the cabin rules are strict:...

    Plutopia
  • 1949
    Father Was a Fullback

    Father Was a Fullback

    Father Was a Fullback

    61949HD

    Coach George Copper's college football team is losing game after game, much to the dismay of stiff-and-stuffy but influential alumni Roger Jessup,...

    Father Was a Fullback
  • 1949
    Easy Living

    Easy Living

    Easy Living

    5.91949HD

    A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.

    Easy Living
  • 1969
    Wake Me When the War Is Over

    Wake Me When the War Is Over

    Wake Me When the War Is Over

    51969HD

    During the latter days of WWII an American Lieutenant accidentally falls out of an airplane into German territory. He is taken in by a Baroness who...

    Wake Me When the War Is Over
  • 1963
    My Six Loves

    My Six Loves

    My Six Loves

    5.61963HD

    A celebrated actress discovers six runaway children living on her country property.

    My Six Loves
  • 1967
    Hurry Sundown

    Hurry Sundown

    Hurry Sundown

    6.41967HD

    A ruthless Southern opportunist tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.

    Hurry Sundown
  • 1968
    Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

    Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

    Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

    5.21968HD

    When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of...

    Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
  • 1953
    Above and Beyond

    Above and Beyond

    Above and Beyond

    6.11953HD

    The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he...

    Above and Beyond
  • 1960
    Ice Palace

    Ice Palace

    Ice Palace

    5.81960HD

    Alaska: America's last great wilderness frontier. A land of primitive grandeur, of glaciers, mountains and ice-fields. And of ambitious cannery...

    Ice Palace