Jim Backus Archives

Macabre (1958)

Rating: ★★

Jul 21, 2013Psycho-Thriller

The first of William Castle's films set around outrageous promotional stunts - here he took an insurance policy out against audience members dying of fright. The film entirely belies its promise to scare an audience to death

Director: William Castle

Actors: William Prince, Jacqueline Scott, Jim Backus, Philip Tonge, …

Category: Horror

21 July 20131 August 2026 by Roog

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)

Rating: ★★

Dec 19, 2002Brothers Grimm Anthology/Biopic

Anthology of Brothers Grimm stories from George Pal where the brothers are wound in as characters. The film’s effectiveness is killed by Pal pitching everything down at a mawkish and simple-minded level

Director: George Pal, Henry Levin

Actors: Laurence Harvey, Karl Boehm, Barbara Eden, Oscar Homolka, …

Category: Fantasy

19 December 200216 June 2025 by Roog

Hello Down There (1969)

Rating: ★★

Aug 30, 2023Underwater Habitat Comedy

Director Jack Arnold was one of the great voices of 1950s SF cinema. Here he turns to making a none-too-funny comedy set in an underwater habitat. Featuring a teenage Richard Dreyfuss

Director: Jack Arnold

Actors: Tony Randall, Janet Leigh, Roddy McDowall, Richard Dreyfuss, …

Category: Science Fiction

30 August 202313 November 2025 by Roog