On Borrowed Time

1939

99 min

7.5

Ends at

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.

Budget

$0

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Director

Harold S. Bucquet

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Lionel Barrymore

Cedric Hardwicke

Beulah Bondi

Una Merkel

Bobs Watson

Nat Pendleton

Henry Travers

Grant Mitchell

Eily Malyon

James Burke

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On Borrowed Time

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.

  • Lionel Barrymore

  • Cedric Hardwicke

  • Beulah Bondi

  • Una Merkel

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