Jim Backus

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Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.9

Los Angeles Plays Itself

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, ...
Surviving Gilligan’s Island
7.3

Surviving Gilligan’s Island

A (very) warm-hearted film about the Sasha of Gilligan’s Island – from it’s beginning. Told with humour and candour by Mary Ann ...
Good Guys Wear Black
5

Good Guys Wear Black

Jun. 01, 1978

Good Guys Wear Black

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 ...
C.H.O.M.P.S.
4.8

C.H.O.M.P.S.

Dec. 21, 1979

C.H.O.M.P.S.

A young man invents a robot dog that has super strength, x-ray vision and can detect crimes being committed. A greedy businessman tries to steal ...
Angels’ Brigade
2.2

Angels’ Brigade

Feb. 01, 1979

Angels’ Brigade

Six sexy women, and a teenage girl, devastate a right-wing militia before doing battle with ruthless drug pushers.
Rescue from Gilligan’s Island
5.3

Rescue from Gilligan’s Island

When a decaying Russian satellite crashes on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a barometer. With that device, he learns that a ...
Pete’s Dragon
6.3

Pete’s Dragon

Nov. 03, 1977

Pete’s Dragon

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 ...
Gilligan’s Planet
6.1

Gilligan’s Planet

Sep. 18, 1982

Gilligan’s Planet

Gilligan’s Planet is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by the Filmation animation studio and MGM/UA Television which aired during the ...
Friday Foster
6

Friday Foster

Dec. 25, 1975

Friday Foster

Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man ...
Crazy Mama
5.5

Crazy Mama

Jun. 01, 1975

Crazy Mama

Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination ...
The Girl Most Likely to…
7.3

The Girl Most Likely to…

An ugly girl undergoes plastic surgery and becomes beautiful. She then takes revenge on all the people who mistreated her when she was ugly.
Now You See Him, Now You Don’t
6.2

Now You See Him, Now You Don’t

Dexter Riley is a science student at Medfield College who inadvertently invents a liquid capable of rendering objects and people invisible. ...
Myra Breckinridge
4.4

Myra Breckinridge

Jun. 24, 1970

Myra Breckinridge

Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra. She travels to Hollywood, meets up ...
Hello Down There
5.6

Hello Down There

Jan. 01, 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 ...
The Wheeler Dealers
6.5

The Wheeler Dealers

Nov. 14, 1963

The Wheeler Dealers

Henry J. Tyroone 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

Eileen is 22 and is smarting from her breakup with Russ. She comes to New York to visit her brother, Adam, who is an airline pilot. Eileen ...
Operation Bikini
3.8

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 ...
Johnny Cool
6.4

Johnny Cool

Oct. 02, 1963

Johnny Cool

A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
Critic’s Choice
5.7

Critic’s Choice

Apr. 13, 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
5.9

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
6.3

The Wild and the Innocent

Charming tale of mountaineer-trapper Murphy’s first taste “big city” life with young, sweet Sandra Dee in tow. She flees her ...
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. The eclectic cast includes Mickey Rooney, Mamie ...
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
6.1

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

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. 29, 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 ...
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 talk ...
Don’t Bother to Knock
6.8

Don’t Bother to Knock

Jed, an airline pilot, is resting in a hotel when he notices Nell, a young woman babysitting for a wealthy couple. As Jed gets to know Nell ...
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 ...
His Kind of Woman
7

His Kind of Woman

Aug. 15, 1951

His Kind of Woman

In a desperate attempt to get out of debt, career gambler Dan Milner agrees to rendezvous with a mysterious contact at a distant Mexican resort ...
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 ...
Gilligan’s Island
7.4

Gilligan’s Island

Sep. 26, 1964

Gilligan’s Island

The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of mismatched castaways, all stranded on an uncharted desert ...
Father Was a Fullback
6.4

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 ...
A Dangerous Profession
6

A Dangerous Profession

A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation.
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
8.1

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Gilligan’s Planet is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by the Filmation animation studio and MGM/UA Television which aired during the ...