Jim Backus Movies

  • 1959
    The Big Operator

    The Big Operator

    The Big Operator

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    A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. The eclectic cast includes Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van...

    The Big Operator
  • 1950
    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

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    When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money...

    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
  • 1981
    The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

    The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

    The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

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    The Harlem Globetrotters' chartered plane crash lands on the atoll inhabited by the happily marooned Gilligan and fellow castaways, and they all must...

    The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
  • 1951
    Plutopia

    Plutopia

    Plutopia

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    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
  • 1951
    The Man with a Cloak

    The Man with a Cloak

    The Man with a Cloak

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    Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former marshals. The alcoholic man is...

    The Man with a Cloak
  • 1972
    Of Thee I Sing

    Of Thee I Sing

    Of Thee I Sing

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    CBS' updated version of the classic Gershwin musical, cast largely with stars who were all appearing in then-current CBS television series.

    Of Thee I Sing
  • 1964
    Rendezvous in Space

    Rendezvous in Space

    Rendezvous in Space

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    This documentary, the final film directed by Frank Capra, explores America's plans for the future of space exploration. It was produced by the...

    Rendezvous in Space
  • 1953
    Above and Beyond

    Above and Beyond

    Above and Beyond

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    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
  • 1977
    Never Con a Killer

    Never Con a Killer

    Never Con a Killer

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    Pilot to the short-lived TV series "The Feather and Father Gang" has Detective Feather Danton and her con-man father Harry teaming up to outwit...

    Never Con a Killer
  • 2005
    Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

    Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

    Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

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    Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents is a documentary chronicling the production of the film.

    Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
  • 1970
    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

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    A simple-minded blacksmith named Charley, well loved by the townsfolk, saves for a year to send off for a mail-order bride.

    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
  • 1973
    Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

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    A department store Santa tries to convince a little girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus that he is Santa Claus, and winds up going on trial to...

    Miracle on 34th Street
  • 1958
    Love Comes to Magoo

    Love Comes to Magoo

    Love Comes to Magoo

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    A female con artist is after Magoo’s wealth.

    Love Comes to Magoo
  • 1952
    Here Come the Nelsons

    Here Come the Nelsons

    Here Come the Nelsons

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    The homespun Nelson family must deal with various comical situations, including an encounter with gangsters.

    Here Come the Nelsons
  • 1972
    Getting Away from It All

    Getting Away from It All

    Getting Away from It All

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    Two city couples decide to leave the hectic urban life and retreat to the country, but find that rural living isn't quite what they thought it would...

    Getting Away from It All
  • 1967
    Damn Yankees

    Damn Yankees

    Damn Yankees

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    Joe Boyd, an aging Washington Senators fan, would sell his soul for the Senators to beat the New York Yankees and win the pennant. Enter Mr....

    Damn Yankees
  • 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?

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    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?
  • 1985
    Prince Jack

    Prince Jack

    Prince Jack

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    A dramatic look at the inner workings of the Kennedy administration.

    Prince Jack
  • 1950
    Emergency Wedding

    Emergency Wedding

    Emergency Wedding

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    Dr. Helen Hunt is a physician married to millionaire Peter Judson Kirk Jr., who is jealous his wife is spending too much time with her male patients....

    Emergency Wedding
  • 1951
    Half Angel

    Half Angel

    Half Angel

    5.61951HD

    Nurse Nora Gilpin plans are to marry building contractor Tim McCarey and settle down. But one night a sleepwalking Nora slips into a provocative...

    Half Angel