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On Borrowed Time (1939)

APPROVED 99 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Fantasy  -   7 July 1939 (USA)
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Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his cantankerous old grandfather become inseparable friends... See full summary »

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Alice D.G. Miller (screen play), Frank O'Neill (screen play), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lionel Barrymore ...
Julian Northrup - Gramps
Cedric Hardwicke Cedric Hardwicke ...
Mr. Brink (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Beulah Bondi Beulah Bondi ...
Nellie Northrup - Granny
Una Merkel Una Merkel ...
Marcia Giles
Bobs Watson Bobs Watson ...
Pud
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
Charles Waldron 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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Storyline

Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his cantankerous old grandfather become inseparable friends. But Gramps is concerned for his grandson's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks Pud's custody. 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 top of an old apple tree, giving Gramps extra time to resolve issues about Pud's future. Written by Thomas McWilliams <tgm@netcom.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Tree | Death | Boy | Sitting In A Tree | Orchestral Music Score  | See more »

Taglines:

The Great Broadway Stage Hit Reaches The Screen

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Mannen från andra sidan See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

H.C. Potter was hired to direct, but he was replaced by Harold S. Bucquet before production began. See more »

Quotes

Julian Northrup: I can't stand these holier-than-thou folks. If a man's a good Republican, or a mason or an elk, that's good enough for me. Live and let live, that's my motto.
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Connections

Featured in "Biography: The Barrymores" (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair"
(1854) (uncredited)
Written by Stephen Foster
Played on the radio See more »