On Borrowed Time

"The Great Broadway Stage Hit Reaches The Screen"

Jul 7 1939 Passed 1h 39m
Drama, Fantasy

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.

Plot

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

Alice D.G. Miller, Frank O'Neill, Claudine West

Directed by

Harold S. Bucquet

Cast

Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
On Borrowed Time (Original Theatrical Trailer)
Scores
# of Votes
2,429
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA