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MOVIE • 1939

On Borrowed Time

The Great Broadway Stage Hit Reaches The Screen

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.

TMDB ★ 3.9/5Votes: 32
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ComedyDramaFantasy

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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Charles Waldron

Reverend Murdock

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Charles Wentworth

Phillip Terry

Phillip Terry

Bill Lowry

Truman Bradley

Truman Bradley

James Northrup

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

July 7, 1939

Runtime

99 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

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Revenue

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