Jim Backus Movies

  • 1950
    Spellbound Hound

    Spellbound Hound

    Spellbound Hound

    91950HD

    Mr. Magoo invites a friend to his lakeside cabin, unaware that a bloodhound has pursued an escaped convict to that isolated location.

    Spellbound Hound
  • 1972
    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    6.31972HD

    Dexter Riley is a science student at Medfield College who inadvertently invents a liquid capable of rendering objects and people invisible. Before...

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't
  • 1957
    Matador Magoo

    Matador Magoo

    Matador Magoo

    81957HD

    The near-sighted Mr. Magoo, further lost than usual, mistakes a bullring in Mexico for a highway in the United States, and his myopic wanderings...

    Matador Magoo
  • 1951
    His Kind of Woman

    His Kind of Woman

    His Kind of Woman

    6.81951HD

    Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious...

    His Kind of Woman
  • 1964
    Advance to the Rear

    Advance to the Rear

    Advance to the Rear

    5.21964HD

    As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude...

    Advance to the Rear
  • 1969
    Hello Down There

    Hello Down There

    Hello Down There

    5.81969HD

    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
  • 1959
    Ask Any Girl

    Ask Any Girl

    Ask Any Girl

    6.51959HD

    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
  • 1962
    The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

    The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

    The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

    5.91962HD

    The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write...

    The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
  • 1953
    Angel Face

    Angel Face

    Angel Face

    7.11953HD

    Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

    Angel Face
  • 1952
    Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

    5.91952HD

    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
  • 1982
    Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

    Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

    Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

    61982HD

    An all-star tribute to Natalie Wood by some of her friends and co-workers.

    Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
  • 1978
    Good Guys Wear Black

    Good Guys Wear Black

    Good Guys Wear Black

    5.11978HD

    The former leader of a commando rescue attempt into Vietnam tries to discover why his squad members are being murdered, one-by-one, after the war is...

    Good Guys Wear Black
  • 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
  • 1967
    Don't Make Waves

    Don't Make Waves

    Don't Make Waves

    5.21967HD

    Carlo Cofield vacations to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy-going local culture, getting entangled in two beachside...

    Don't Make Waves
  • 1951
    Barefaced Flatfoot

    Barefaced Flatfoot

    Barefaced Flatfoot

    71951HD

    Mr. Magoo interprets his nephew's request for $100 as evidence of an unfolding mystery.

    Barefaced Flatfoot
  • 1963
    Sunday in New York

    Sunday in New York

    Sunday in New York

    6.81963HD

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

    Sunday in New York
  • 1959
    Bwana Magoo

    Bwana Magoo

    Bwana Magoo

    91959HD

    Magoo and Waldo are on safari in Africa.

    Bwana Magoo
  • 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
  • 1957
    Man of a Thousand Faces

    Man of a Thousand Faces

    Man of a Thousand Faces

    6.81957HD

    The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces;...

    Man of a Thousand Faces
  • 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...