Jim Backus

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1001 Arabian Nights
6.1

1001 Arabian Nights

Dec. 01, 1959

1001 Arabian Nights

In this animated retelling of the classic tale, Abdul Aziz Magoo — an ancestor of Mr. Magoo — is the lamp-selling uncle of Aladdin. ...
Macabre
5.7

Macabre

Oct. 01, 1958

Macabre

After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor’s small daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, and he ...
The High Cost of Loving
6.4

The High Cost of Loving

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 ...
Top Secret Affair
6.2

Top Secret Affair

Jan. 30, 1957

Top Secret Affair

A publisher uses her magazine and charm to derail a general on the Washington fast track.
Man of a Thousand Faces
7.1

Man of a Thousand Faces

The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; ...
Meet Me in Las Vegas
6.1

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Mar. 09, 1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he’s lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie ...
The Girl He Left Behind
5.2

The Girl He Left Behind

A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director ...
The Square Jungle
6.5

The Square Jungle

Dec. 30, 1955

The Square Jungle

Grocery clerk Eddie Quaid, in danger of losing his father to alcoholism and his girl Julie through lack of career prospects, goes into boxing.
Rebel Without a Cause
7.6

Rebel Without a Cause

Oct. 27, 1955

Rebel Without a Cause

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own ...
Francis in the Navy
5.7

Francis in the Navy

Aug. 24, 1955

Francis in the Navy

In the U. S. Army intelligence office, bumbling lieutenant Peter Stirling receives a coded message from his friend, Francis, a talking mule. The ...
I Love Melvin
6.5

I Love Melvin

Mar. 20, 1953

I Love Melvin

Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress named Judy LeRoy in the park. They start to talk ...
Don’t Bother to Knock
6.9

Don’t Bother to Knock

An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
I’ll See You in My Dreams
6.8

I’ll See You in My Dreams

Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
His Kind of Woman
7

His Kind of Woman

Aug. 15, 1951

His Kind of Woman

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 ...
Hollywood Story
6.7

Hollywood Story

Jun. 01, 1951

Hollywood Story

A producer takes over a small film studio and – sensing that it’ll be a good movie- begins investigating an old murder of a silent ...
Bright Victory
7.3

Bright Victory

Aug. 01, 1951

Bright Victory

A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
6.7

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

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 ...
Father Was a Fullback
6.5

Father Was a Fullback

Sep. 30, 1949

Father Was a Fullback

Coach George Copper’s college football team is losing game after game, much to the dismay of stiff-and-stuffy but influential alumni Roger ...
Iron Man
6.2

Iron Man

Sep. 20, 1951

Iron Man

In Coaltown, Pennsylvania, miner Coke Mason hopes to better himself, buy a radio store, and marry Rose Warren. His gambler brother George thinks ...