CinemaOSMovie · 1939 · 1h 39m · NR

On Borrowed Time

The Great Broadway Stage Hit Reaches The Screen

76%(31)IMDbComedyDramaFantasy

Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are inseparable. Gramps is concerned for Pud's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks custody of the child. One day Mr. Brink, an agent of Death, arrives to take Gramps "to the land where the woodbine twineth." Through a bit of trickery, Gramps confines Mr. Brink, and thus Death, to the branches of a large apple tree, giving Gramps extra time to resolve issues about Pud's future.

Directed byHarold S. Bucquet

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 39m
Language
EN
Released
July 7, 1939
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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On Borrowed Time (Original Theatrical Trailer)

On Borrowed Time (Original Theatrical Trailer)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Julian Northrup aka Gramps

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Mr. Brink

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Nellie Northrup aka Granny

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Marcia Giles

Bobs Watson

Bobs Watson

Pud Northrup

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Mr. Grimes

Henry Travers

Henry Travers

Dr. Evans

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Mr. Pilbeam

Eily Malyon

Eily Malyon

Demetria Riffle

James Burke

James Burke

Sheriff Burlingame

Creative team
Directed by
Harold S. Bucquet
Harold S. Bucquet
Written by
Claudine West
Frank O'Neill
Produced by
Sidney Franklin
Sidney Franklin

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