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On Borrowed Time( 1939)

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The Great Broadway Stage Hit Reaches The Screen

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Lionel Barrymore

      Julian Northrup aka Gramps

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      Cedric Hardwicke

      Mr. Brink

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      Beulah Bondi

      Nellie Northrup aka Granny

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      Una Merkel

      Marcia Giles

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      Bobs Watson

      Pud Northrup

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      Nat Pendleton

      Mr. Grimes

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      Henry Travers

      Dr. Evans

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      Grant Mitchell

      Mr. Pilbeam

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      Eily Malyon

      Demetria Riffle

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      James Burke

      Sheriff Burlingame

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      Charles Waldron

      Reverend Murdock

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      Ian Wolfe

      Charles Wentworth

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      Phillip Terry

      Bill Lowry

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      Truman Bradley

      James Northrup

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      Dorothy Adams

      Florist (uncredited)

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      Barbara Bedford

      Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)

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      Sonny Bupp

      Boy in Tree (uncredited)

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      Hans Conried

      Man in Convertible (uncredited)

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      Howard Hickman

      Chief Surgeon (uncredited)

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      Dickie Jones

      Boy in Tree (uncredited)

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      George Lloyd

      Chief of Police (uncredited)

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      Ted Oliver

      State Trooper (uncredited)

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      Doris Rankin

      Mrs. Burlingame (uncredited)

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      Harold Schlickenmayer

      First Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by barrymost

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    Written by barrymost on Fri Oct 04 2019
    An old man fights to keep his orphaned grandson from being taken away by a scheming relative, and things get even more difficult when Death comes calling...in the form of the wry and gentlemanly Sir Cedric Hardwicke! The film is well-done and packs a definite emotional wallop. There is a very high standard of acting throughout, and the chemistry between Lionel Barrymore, as the crotchety grandfather, and Bobs Watson, as little Pud, is especially good. Even when confined to a wheelchair, Barrymore's thespian talent still shines through. ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • small town
    • based on novel or book
    • grandparent grandchild relationship
    • tree
    • wish
    • grandfather
    • aunt
    • grandparents
    • love
    • inheritance
    • grim reaper
    • orphan
    • housekeeper
    • trapped
    • death
    • heartbreak
    • grandson
    • elderly couple
    • apple tree
    • child custody
    • troublemaker
    • grandfather grandson relationship