Movie Description
On Borrowed Time
(1939)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Harold S. Bucquet
- Producer : Sidney Franklin
- Editor : George Boemler
- Cast : Lionel Barrymore,Cedric Hardwicke,Beulah Bondi,Una Merkel,Bobs Watson,Nat Pendleton,Henry Travers,Grant Mitchell,Eily Malyon,James Burke,Charles Waldron,Ian Wolfe,Phillip Terry,Truman Bradley,Dorothy Adams,Barbara Bedford,Sonny Bupp,Hans Conried,Howard Hickman,Dickie Jones,George Lloyd,Ted Oliver,Doris Rankin,Harold Schlickenmayer
Cast
Julian Northrup aka Gramps
Mr. Brink
Nellie Northrup aka Granny
Marcia Giles
Pud Northrup
Mr. Grimes
Dr. Evans
Mr. Pilbeam
Demetria Riffle
Sheriff Burlingame
Reverend Murdock
Charles Wentworth
Bill Lowry
James Northrup
Florist (uncredited)
Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
Boy in Tree (uncredited)
Man in Convertible (uncredited)
Chief Surgeon (uncredited)
Boy in Tree (uncredited)
Chief of Police (uncredited)
State Trooper (uncredited)
Mrs. Burlingame (uncredited)
First Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleOn Borrowed Time
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-07-07
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 39m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
- Fantasy
