On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

7.5

1939-07-07

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.

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On Borrowed Time

Storyline

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.

Released

1939-07-07

Runtime

99

Director

Harold S. Bucquet

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Language

English

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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    Lionel Barrymore

    Lionel Barrymore
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    Cedric Hardwicke

    Cedric Hardwicke
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    Beulah Bondi

    Beulah Bondi
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    Una Merkel

    Una Merkel
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    Bobs Watson

    Bobs Watson
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    Nat Pendleton

    Nat Pendleton
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    Henry Travers

    Henry Travers
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    Grant Mitchell

    Grant Mitchell
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    Eily Malyon

    Eily Malyon
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    James Burke

    James Burke
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    Charles Waldron

    Charles Waldron
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    Ian Wolfe

    Ian Wolfe
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    Phillip Terry

    Phillip Terry
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    Truman Bradley

    Truman Bradley
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    Dorothy Adams

    Dorothy Adams
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    Barbara Bedford

    Barbara Bedford
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    Sonny Bupp

    Sonny Bupp
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    Hans Conried

    Hans Conried
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    Howard Hickman

    Howard Hickman
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    Dickie Jones

    Dickie Jones
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    George Lloyd

    George Lloyd
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    Ted Oliver

    Ted Oliver
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    Doris Rankin

    Doris Rankin
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    Harold Schlickenmayer

    Harold Schlickenmayer