Jim Backus

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Hello Down There
5.7

Hello Down There

Jun. 25, 1969

Hello Down There

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 ...
Advance to the Rear
5.9

Advance to the Rear

Jun. 10, 1964

Advance to the Rear

As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude ...
The Wheeler Dealers
6.5

The Wheeler Dealers

Nov. 14, 1963

The Wheeler Dealers

Henry J. Tyroon leaves Texas, where his oil wells are drying up, and arrives in New York with a lot of oil money to play with in the stock ...
Sunday in New York
6.7

Sunday in New York

Nov. 13, 1963

Sunday in New York

An innocent upstarter visits her airline pilot brother and meets a stranger she tries to seduce.
Operation Bikini
3.7

Operation Bikini

Mar. 26, 1963

Operation Bikini

The film takes place aboard an American submarine in the Pacific during World War II. The sub’s commander is ordered to stop and pick up an ...
Critic’s Choice
5.7

Critic’s Choice

Feb. 24, 1963

Critic’s Choice

Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of ...
Zotz!
5.9

Zotz!

Oct. 03, 1962

Zotz!

Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He translates its inscription, which gives him three ...
The Horizontal Lieutenant
5.8

The Horizontal Lieutenant

A luckless army intelligence lieutenant finds himself stationed on a remote island army outpost during World War II, where all the action is ...
Ice Palace
6.1

Ice Palace

Jan. 02, 1960

Ice Palace

Alaska: America’s last great wilderness frontier. A land of primitive grandeur, of glaciers, mountains and ice-fields. And of ambitious ...
The Wild and the Innocent
6.4

The Wild and the Innocent

In Wyoming, mountain trapper Yancey goes to the nearest town to trade his pelts but gets into trouble when he tries to save runaway dance-hall ...
The Big Operator
6.4

The Big Operator

Aug. 01, 1959

The Big Operator

A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him.
Ask Any Girl
6.5

Ask Any Girl

Aug. 21, 1959

Ask Any Girl

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 ...
1001 Arabian Nights
6.2

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
5.6

Macabre

Oct. 01, 1958

Macabre

After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor’s young daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, leaving ...
The High Cost of Loving
6.5

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
5.1

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.
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
6.6

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 ...
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.
Iron Man
6.2

Iron Man

Sep. 20, 1951

Iron Man

An ambitious coal miner is talked into becoming a boxer by his gambler brother.
Hollywood Story
6.8

Hollywood Story

Jun. 01, 1951

Hollywood Story

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.
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 ...
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.