On Borrowed Time

1939-07-07 • 1h 39m • NR •

Comedy Drama Fantasy

7.5

User Score

24 votes

"The Great Broadway Stage Hit Reaches The Screen"

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.

Harold S. Bucquet

Director

Alice D.G. Miller

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Lionel Barrymore

Julian Northrup aka Gramps

Cedric Hardwicke

Mr. Brink

Beulah Bondi

Nellie Northrup aka Granny

Una Merkel

Marcia Giles

Bobs Watson

Pud Northrup

Nat Pendleton

Mr. Grimes

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

1h 39m

Release Date

1939-07-07

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Reviews

barrymost

2019-10-04T20:17:30.515Z

An old man fights to keep his orphaned grandson from being taken away by a scheming relative, and things get even more difficult when Death comes calling...in the form of the wry and gentlemanly Sir Cedric Hardwicke! The film is well-done and packs a definite emotional wallop. There is a very high standard of acting throughout, and the chemistry between Lionel Barrymore, as the crotchety grandfather, and Bobs Watson, as little Pud, is especially good. Even when confined to a wheelchair, Barrymore's thespian talent still shines through.