Jim Backus Movies

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

During the latter days of WWII an American Lieutenant accidentally falls out of an airplane into German territory. He is taken in by a Baroness who be...

Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her lif...

Mr. Magoo has a windup toy mistaken for a bomb.

Magoo is mistaken for a foreign spy.

Magoo obliviously foils a criminal’s robbery plans.

Magoo’s car breaks down on an airport runway.

Magoo and Waldo are on safari in Africa.

Magoo thinks he’s entering a talent show but ends up at a dentist.

A female con artist is after Magoo’s wealth.

Magoo ends up at the zoo instead of his college homecoming.

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

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 o...

This documentary, the final film directed by Frank Capra, explores America's plans for the future of space exploration. It was produced by the Martin-...

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

Bold animated drawings and a dramatic soundtrack provide background for narrators who argue that World War III is looming and, as such, world civiliza...

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...

Join medieval Mr. Magoo, as Friar Tuck, along with Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men on an exciting (mis)adventure in Sherwood Forest! Whether flee...

Mr. Magoo is hired by his neighbors to babysit their little son, Homer. Magoo is delighted to accept but, unfortunately, a notorious cat burglar is in...

This UPA cartoon introduces a new character, Pete Hothead, a feisty little man with a violent temper. Pete Hothead was featured in only one other cart...