On Borrowed Time - 1939

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.

99min
1939
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.7/10

Cast

Lionel Barrymore profile pictureLionel BarrymoreJulian Northrup aka Gramps
Beulah Bondi profile pictureBeulah BondiNellie Northrup aka Granny
Una Merkel profile pictureUna MerkelMarcia Giles
Bobs Watson profile pictureBobs WatsonPud Northrup
Nat Pendleton profile pictureNat PendletonMr. Grimes
Henry Travers profile pictureHenry TraversDr. Evans
Grant Mitchell profile pictureGrant MitchellMr. Pilbeam
Eily Malyon profile pictureEily MalyonDemetria Riffle
James Burke profile pictureJames BurkeSheriff Burlingame
Charles Waldron profile pictureCharles WaldronReverend Murdock
Ian Wolfe profile pictureIan WolfeCharles Wentworth
Phillip Terry profile picturePhillip TerryBill Lowry
Truman Bradley profile pictureTruman BradleyJames Northrup
Dorothy Adams profile pictureDorothy AdamsFlorist (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford profile pictureBarbara BedfordMrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
Sonny Bupp profile pictureSonny BuppBoy in Tree (uncredited)
Hans Conried profile pictureHans ConriedMan in Convertible (uncredited)
Howard Hickman profile pictureHoward HickmanChief Surgeon (uncredited)
Dickie Jones profile pictureDickie JonesBoy in Tree (uncredited)
George Lloyd profile pictureGeorge LloydChief of Police (uncredited)
Doris Rankin profile pictureDoris RankinMrs. Burlingame (uncredited)

About On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time 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.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 99min

Extra details

Original Title: On Borrowed Time
Original Language: English
Directed By: Harold S. Bucquet
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer