7.6On Borrowed Time · 1939
On Borrowed Time (1939) is a Comedy / Drama / Fantasy film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi.
ComedyDramaFantasy
7.6Overview
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.
Cast
Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel, Bobs Watson, Nat Pendleton, Henry Travers, Grant Mitchell
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What is "On Borrowed Time" about?
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.
When was "On Borrowed Time" released?
On Borrowed Time was released in 1939.
Who stars in "On Borrowed Time"?
The cast includes Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel.
