Jim Backus Movies

Mr. Magoo brings in his mail opening up a flyer for a store's "83rd Anniversary Sale". Magoo thinks that the flyer is a letter from his mother about...

Joe Harris, preparing a eulogy for popular radio commentator Herb Fuller, finds that nobody has a good word to say about him.

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...

Mr. Maggo tries to hunt a moose

In his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special featuring three of his partners in ventriloquism -...

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

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

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....

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

Mr. Magoo, intent on going to the beach, winds up in the desert instead. Thinking himself to be at the beach, he tries fishing (he hooks a turtle...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Mr. Magoo sets off to go to the movies but goes to an airport by mistake and gets on a plane thinking it to be a theater. Little does Magoo know the...

Mr. Magoo agrees to babysit Gerald McBoing Boing.

A female con artist is after Magoo’s wealth.

Mr. Magoo misreads a newspaper flyer thinking it is a letter from his power company saying they are shutting off his power. Outraged, Magoo heads for...