Jim Backus Movies

  • 1972
    Of Thee I Sing

    Of Thee I Sing

    Of Thee I Sing

    61972HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1952
    The Rose Bowl Story

    The Rose Bowl Story

    The Rose Bowl Story

    3.51952HD

    The newly crowned Rose Bowl Princess and a tough but tender football player find the California Rose Bowl is an area for their budding romance.

    The Rose Bowl Story
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1951
    I Want You

    I Want You

    I Want You

    5.21951HD

    The scene is a small town in the Eastern United States, where the outbreak of hostilities in Korea has a profound effect on several people. WWII...

    I Want You
  • 1975
    Cop on the Beat

    Cop on the Beat

    Cop on the Beat

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    An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in this pilot (a spin-off from "Police Story") for the...

    Cop on the Beat
  • 1970
    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

    6.31970HD

    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
  • 1948
    A-Lad-in His Lamp

    A-Lad-in His Lamp

    A-Lad-in His Lamp

    7.11948HD

    Bugs Bunny finds and rubs Aladdin's lamp and decides to follow the genie to Baghdad, where they battle Mad Man Hassan.

    A-Lad-in His Lamp
  • 1954
    Destination Magoo

    Destination Magoo

    Destination Magoo

    81954HD

    The title of this short is a play on the title of the feature film Destination Moon (which itself has an animated sequence made by Walter Lantz and...

    Destination Magoo
  • 1950
    Emergency Wedding

    Emergency Wedding

    Emergency Wedding

    5.51950HD

    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
  • 1987
    Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

    Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

    Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

    01987HD

    Documentary on the various mysteries in Hollywood.

    Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
  • 1981
    Enchanted Journey

    Enchanted Journey

    Enchanted Journey

    7.81981HD

    Enthralled with tales of the Great North Forest conveyed to him by friendly carrier pigeon Pippo, young chipmunk Glikko leaves the safety of his...

    Enchanted Journey
  • 1958
    The High Cost of Loving

    The High Cost of Loving

    The High Cost of Loving

    5.71958HD

    Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he...

    The High Cost of Loving
  • 1951
    The Man with a Cloak

    The Man with a Cloak

    The Man with a Cloak

    6.91951HD

    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
  • 1979
    The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

    The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

    The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

    6.61979HD

    In the second of three additional Gilligan's Island movies following the series, the gang finds a way of getting rescued from the "uncharted desert...

    The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
  • 1959
    The Wild and the Innocent

    The Wild and the Innocent

    The Wild and the Innocent

    6.31959HD

    Charming tale of mountaineer-trapper Murphy's first taste "big city" life with young, sweet Sandra Dee in tow. She flees her family, which tried to...

    The Wild and the Innocent
  • 1967
    Damn Yankees

    Damn Yankees

    Damn Yankees

    41967HD

    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
  • 1980
    The Gossip Columnist

    The Gossip Columnist

    The Gossip Columnist

    7.51980HD

    New Tinseltown gossip columnist Dina Moran helps faded movie star Georgia O'Hanlon dig up dirt on amoral characters.

    The Gossip Columnist
  • 1951
    Bright Victory

    Bright Victory

    Bright Victory

    6.91951HD

    A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.

    Bright Victory