Jim Backus

Jim Backus Trailers

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Jim Backus (1913–1989) was a radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most famous credits are The Alan Young Radio Show, I Married Joan, Gilligan's Island, and Rebel Without a Cause. He also starred on his own show The Jim Backus Show.

Most Popular Jim Backus Trailers

Total trailers found: 161

Fluffy Trailer (1965)

27 June 1965

A college professor gets into trouble when he tries to prove any animal can be domesticated, including an African lion.

Magoo Goes West Trailer (1956)

18 April 1956

Mr. Magoo is depressed over the constant rainy weather. Well, actually, it isn't raining; he's just left the sprinkler running.

Angel Face Trailer (1953)

02 January 1953

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

Billie Trailer (1965)

13 December 1965

A 16-year-old tomboy and high school athlete becomes embroiled with the lives around her boyfriend whose conservative father is running for mayor.

I'll See You in My Dreams Trailer (1951)

06 December 1951

Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.

Bright Victory Trailer (1951)

01 August 1951

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

Operation Bikini Trailer (1963)

26 March 1963

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 underwater demolition team led by Lt.

Prince Jack Trailer (1985)

01 December 1985

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

My Six Loves Trailer (1963)

03 April 1963

A celebrated actress discovers six runaway children living on her country property.

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

Documentary on the various mysteries in Hollywood.

Magic Carpet Trailer (1972)

06 November 1972

A young student living in Rome gets a job as a tour guide and falls in love with a young stowaway who is being sought by the police.

The Rose Bowl Story Trailer (1952)

24 August 1952

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.

Emergency Wedding Trailer (1950)

15 November 1950

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.

The Great Lover Trailer (1949)

23 November 1949

The French Surete and private eye Higgins are after a killer who uses innocent young Americans in a crooked gambling racket, and who sets sail on an ocean liner that also carries inept scoutmaster Freddie Hunter and his troop of boys.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Trailer (1963)

07 November 1963

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California.

There Goes The Bride Trailer (1980)

07 July 1980

A nervous ad executive creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream girl he keeps seeing everywhere but whom he can't catch.

Hello Down There Trailer (1969)

25 June 1969

Given the chance to live in a simulated underwater home for a month, a scientist convinces his family to take advantage of the offer.

Top Secret Affair Trailer (1957)

30 January 1957

A publisher uses her magazine and charm to derail a general on the Washington fast track.

Rebel Without a Cause Trailer (1955)

27 October 1955

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 problems.

Of Thee I Sing Trailer (1972)

24 October 1972

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

The Wheeler Dealers Trailer (1963)

14 November 1963

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 market.

The Gossip Columnist Trailer (1980)

21 March 1980

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

Geraldine Trailer (1953)

16 December 1953

Music manager Janey Edwards poses as a co-ed to get the rights to a song from one of the professors.

Easy Living Trailer (1949)

08 October 1949

A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.

I Want You Trailer (1951)

22 December 1951

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.

Hollywood Story Trailer (1951)

01 June 1951

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.

Don't Make Waves Trailer (1967)

20 June 1967

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

I Love Melvin Trailer (1953)

20 March 1953

Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress named Judy LeRoy in the park.

Pete's Dragon Trailer (1977)

03 November 1977

Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble.

Here Come the Nelsons Trailer (1952)

23 February 1952

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

Cop on the Beat Trailer (1975)

06 May 1975

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 1975-76 series.

One Last Fling Trailer (1949)

30 June 1949

A jealous wife suspects the worst when her dingaling husband hires his former girlfriend for a position at his company.

Getting Away from It All Trailer (1972)

18 January 1972

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 be.

Magoo's Private War Trailer (1957)

19 December 1957

The near-sighted Mr. McGoo takes his duties as an Air Raid Warden, in the civil-defense, cold-war/iron curtain days of the 1950s, seriously.

A-Lad-in His Lamp Trailer (1948)

22 October 1948

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

Miracle on 34th Street Trailer (1973)

14 December 1973

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 prove who he is.

Never Con a Killer Trailer (1977)

13 May 1977

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 Runyonesque horseplayer E.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin Trailer (1957)

26 November 1957

The singing, rhyming citizens of Hamelin hope to win a competition with rival towns for royal recognition.

Macabre Trailer (1958)

01 October 1958

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 him with mere hours to find and rescue her.

Hurry Sundown Trailer (1967)

09 February 1967

A ruthless Southern opportunist tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.

Damn Yankees Trailer (1967)

08 April 1967

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

Meet Me in Las Vegas Trailer (1956)

09 March 1956

Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie.

M Trailer (1951)

01 March 1951

Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.

Advance to the Rear Trailer (1964)

10 June 1964

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

Iron Man Trailer (1951)

20 September 1951

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

His Kind of Woman Trailer (1951)

15 August 1951

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 resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.

Now You See Him, Now You Don't Trailer (1972)

12 July 1972

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

Deadline - U.S.A. Trailer (1952)

23 May 1952

New York City newspaper The Day is in trouble. Even though editor Ed Hutcheson has worked hard running the paper, its circulation has been steadily declining.

The Naked Hills Trailer (1956)

17 June 1956

Tracy Powell, an Indiana farmer, gets the gold fever and heads for Stockton, California in 1849. There, he abandons his first partner, Bert Killian, and teams up with Sam Wilkins, a claim jumper employed by Willis Haver.

Have I Got a Christmas for You Trailer (1977)

16 December 1977

Members of a town's Jewish community decide to substitute for their Christian friends and neighbors so they can enjoy Christmas.

Crazy Mama Trailer (1975)

01 June 1975

Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed.

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Trailer (1968)

19 June 1968

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 stealing a fortune from his company, and two people whose paths he's destined to cross, Broadway actress Margaret Garrison and her husband, Peter.

The Opposite Sex Trailer (1956)

15 November 1956

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal.

Magoo's Lodge Brother Trailer (1959)

07 May 1959

Near-sighted Mr. Magoo is on his way to his lodger-convention and latches onto a robber, whom he thinks is his room-mate.

The Girl Most Likely To... Trailer (1973)

06 November 1973

An ugly girl undergoes plastic surgery and becomes beautiful. She then takes revenge on all the people who mistreated her when she was ugly.

1001 Arabian Nights Trailer (1959)

01 December 1959

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

Ask Any Girl Trailer (1959)

21 August 1959

Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in modern-day New York.

Inside Magoo Trailer (1960)

12 January 1960

A public-service announcement from the American Cancer Society featuring Mr. Magoo. Not part of the regular series, this rare cartoon begins with a bunch of clips talking about the history of the movies, then has some discussion about how Magoo is made, and a talk with Jim Backus.

Sunday in New York Trailer (1963)

13 November 1963

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

Good Guys Wear Black Trailer (1978)

01 June 1978

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 over.