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On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

The Great Broadway Stage Hit Reaches The Screen

19397.51h 39mNR

Overview

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 by Harold S. Bucquet
Written by Claudine West, Frank O'Neill, Alice D.G. Miller
Produced by Sidney Franklin
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Top Cast

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

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Themes & Keywords

small townbased on novel or bookgrandparent grandchild relationshiptreewishgrandfatherauntgrandparentsloveinheritancegrim reaperorphanhousekeepertrappeddeathheartbreakgrandsonelderly coupleapple treechild custodytroublemakergrandfather grandson relationship

About On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time is a comedy, drama, fantasy film released in 1939 exploring themes of small town, based on novel or book, grandparent grandchild relationship, tree, wish, grandfather. Directed by Harold S. Bucquet, it stars Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi. 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.

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