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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.

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Fantasy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Lionel BarrymoreLionel BarrymoreJulian Northrup aka Gramps
  • Photo of Cedric HardwickeCedric HardwickeMr. Brink
  • Photo of Beulah BondiBeulah BondiNellie Northrup aka Granny
  • Photo of Una MerkelUna MerkelMarcia Giles
  • Photo of Bobs WatsonBobs WatsonPud Northrup
  • Photo of Nat PendletonNat PendletonMr. Grimes
  • Photo of Henry TraversHenry TraversDr. Evans
  • Photo of Grant MitchellGrant MitchellMr. Pilbeam
  • Photo of Eily MalyonEily MalyonDemetria Riffle
  • Photo of James BurkeJames BurkeSheriff Burlingame

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