Jim Backus Movie Trailers
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Man of a Thousand Faces Trailer (1957)
15 August 1957
The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.
Magoo's Masquerade Trailer (1957)
15 August 1957
The near-sighted Mr. Magoo is on his way to take a French ballet star to a ball, but he makes a wrong turn and ends up escorting an ostrich, a zoo fugitive, in her place.
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town Trailer (1950)
01 April 1950
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 which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs.
A Child Is Waiting Trailer (1963)
13 February 1963
Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her life some meaning, joins the staff of the hospital.
A Dangerous Profession Trailer (1949)
10 December 1949
A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation involving a former flame.
Father Was a Fullback Trailer (1949)
30 September 1949
Coach George Copper's college football team is losing game after game, much to the dismay of stiff-and-stuffy but influential alumni Roger Jessup, and also having trouble at home with his oldest daughter, Connie.
A Private's Affair Trailer (1959)
14 August 1959
Luigi, Jerry, and Mike are in boot camp when they are presented with a chance to represent their unit in competition on a national television show.
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol Trailer (1962)
18 December 1962
In this animated musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge - via Mr. Magoo's starring performance in a stage production of the classic - doesn't have a ghost of a chance unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm Trailer (1962)
07 August 1962
The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized.
Deep in My Heart Trailer (1954)
09 December 1954
Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.
Myra Breckinridge Trailer (1970)
24 June 1970
Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra.
Wake Me When the War Is Over Trailer (1969)
14 October 1969
During the latter days of WWII an American Lieutenant accidentally falls out of an airplane into German territory.
Boys' Night Out Trailer (1962)
21 June 1962
Fred, George, Doug and Howie are quickly reaching middle-age. Three of them are married, only Fred is still a bachelor.
Johnny Cool Trailer (1963)
02 October 1963
A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
Customs Agent Trailer (1950)
18 May 1950
An undercover agent tracks a medicine black market from China to California.
Critic's Choice Trailer (1963)
24 February 1963
Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good.
Ice Palace Trailer (1960)
02 January 1960
Alaska: America's last great wilderness frontier. A land of primitive grandeur, of glaciers, mountains and ice-fields.
Friday Foster Trailer (1975)
25 December 1975
Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in America.
Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery Trailer (1964)
01 January 1964
Literary classics take a ribbing as the nearsighted bumbler portrays Dr. Watson, Dr. Frankenstein and other characters.
Androcles and the Lion Trailer (1952)
01 December 1952
George Bernard Shaw’s breezy, delightful dramatization of this classic fable—about a Christian slave who pulls a thorn from a lion’s paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind act—was written as a meditation on modern Christian values.
Slapstick of Another Kind Trailer (1982)
09 December 1982
A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet.
You Can't Run Away from It Trailer (1956)
30 October 1956
A reporter stumbles on a runaway heiress whose story could salvage his career.
Don't Bother to Knock Trailer (1952)
18 July 1952
An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
The Wild and the Innocent Trailer (1959)
27 May 1959
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 girl Rosalie from her shameful job.
Where Will You Hide? Trailer (1948)
18 July 1948
Bold animated drawings and a dramatic soundtrack provide background for narrators who argue that World War III is looming and, as such, world civilization is in danger.
Zotz! Trailer (1962)
03 October 1962
Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He translates its inscription, which gives him three powers: to inflict pain, slow down time or kill.
The Great Man Trailer (1956)
01 December 1956
Joe Harris, preparing a eulogy for popular radio commentator Herb Fuller, finds that nobody has a good word to say about him.
The Horizontal Lieutenant Trailer (1962)
18 April 1962
A luckless army intelligence lieutenant finds himself stationed on a remote island army outpost during World War II, where all the action is between the sheets.
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Trailer (1965)
24 March 1965
During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government.
Plutopia Trailer (1951)
18 May 1951
Mickey's on vacation at Camp Utopia. At first Pluto thinks it really is utopia: trees everywhere and a cat to chase.
Angels' Brigade Trailer (1979)
01 February 1979
Six sexy women, and a teenage girl, devastate a right-wing militia before doing battle with ruthless drug pushers.
The Square Jungle Trailer (1955)
30 December 1955
Grocery clerk Eddie Quaid, in danger of losing his father to alcoholism and his girl Julie through lack of career prospects, goes into boxing.
C.H.O.M.P.S. Trailer (1979)
21 December 1979
A young man invents a robot dog that has super strength, x-ray vision and can detect crimes being committed.
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island Trailer (1981)
15 May 1981
The Harlem Globetrotters' chartered plane crash lands on the atoll inhabited by the happily marooned Gilligan and fellow castaways, and they all must play basketball against a specially programmed squad of robots controlled by a mad scientist.
The Man with a Cloak Trailer (1951)
27 November 1951
Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former marshals.
Rescue from Gilligan's Island Trailer (1978)
14 October 1978
When a decaying Russian satellite crashes on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a barometer.
Mooch Goes to Hollywood Trailer (1971)
31 December 1971
A dog tries to become a canine star with the help of Zsa Zsa Gabor.
Pat and Mike Trailer (1952)
13 June 1952
Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes.
The Girl He Left Behind Trailer (1956)
26 October 1956
A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building.
Above and Beyond Trailer (1953)
02 January 1953
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 knows that it can do tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be huge.
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents is a documentary chronicling the production of the film.
Half Angel Trailer (1951)
05 May 1951
Nurse Nora Gilpin plans are to marry building contractor Tim McCarey and settle down. But one night a sleepwalking Nora slips into a provocative dress and goes to the home of startled lawyer John Raymond, for whom she doesn't care much during the day.
The Popcorn Story Trailer (1950)
30 November 1950
The mayor of a town gives a glowing introduction to the man who invented popcorn, while we're shown the much-different story of how popcorn came about.
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island Trailer (1979)
03 May 1979
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 isle" for a second time through a series of misadventures but comes back to turn it into a tropical resort for uptight mainlanders.
The High Cost of Loving Trailer (1958)
16 May 1958
Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut.
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady Trailer (1982)
16 August 1982
An all-star tribute to Natalie Wood by some of her friends and co-workers.
Magoo Express Trailer (1955)
19 May 1955
Foreign-flavored intrigue abounds when Mr. Magoo is mistaken for a fellow spy aboard a European train.
Eighteen and Anxious Trailer (1957)
15 November 1957
A naive teenager gets pregnant and is forced to face the realities of life.
Rendezvous in Space Trailer (1964)
10 September 1964
This documentary, the final film directed by Frank Capra, explores America's plans for the future of space exploration.
Merry Minstrel Magoo Trailer (1959)
09 April 1959
Magoo thinks he’s entering a talent show but ends up at a dentist.
Grizzly Golfer Trailer (1951)
20 December 1951
Magoo goes golfing in an unbearable way. When Magoo and Waldo go to play golf, they wind up in the middle of a bear hunt.
Fuddy Duddy Buddy Trailer (1951)
17 October 1951
Mr. Magoo has mistaken a walrus for a human friend and various sight gags are shown in typical Magoo fashion.
Uncle Sam Magoo Trailer (1970)
15 February 1970
Join Mr. Magoo as Uncle Sam, on an all-American animated adventure through our nation's history. Pull up a chair at the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving, march in line with Davy Crockett and dig for gold in California.
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Trailer (1970)
01 April 1970
A simple-minded blacksmith named Charley, well loved by the townsfolk, saves for a year to send off for a mail-order bride.
A Princess for Magoo Trailer (1959)
01 January 1959
Jim Backus (the voice of Mister Magoo) narrates a look behind the scenes at UPA Pictures during the development of the feature-length animated film "1001 Arabian Nights".
The Killer That Stalked New York Trailer (1950)
06 October 1950
In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the police are hot on the couple's trail.
Spellbound Hound Trailer (1950)
16 March 1950
Mr. Magoo invites a friend to his lakeside cabin, unaware that a bloodhound has pursued an escaped convict to that isolated location.
Francis in the Navy Trailer (1955)
24 August 1955
In the U. S. Army intelligence office, bumbling lieutenant Peter Stirling receives a coded message from his friend, Francis, a talking mule.
Calling Doctor Magoo Trailer (1956)
24 May 1956
When Rodney, a friend of the nearsighted Mr. Magoo, goes to the hospital, Mr. Magoo decides to visit him and to take along some of his cure-all, homemade elixir.