On Borrowed Time

7/7/19391h 39m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Harold S. Bucquet

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

small town
based on novel or book
grandparent grandchild relationship
tree
wish
grandfather
aunt
grandparents
love
inheritance
grim reaper
orphan
housekeeper
trapped
death
heartbreak
grandson
elderly couple
apple tree
child custody
troublemaker
grandfather grandson relationship

Cast

Lionel Barrymore

~ as ~

Julian Northrup aka Gramps

Cedric Hardwicke

~ as ~

Mr. Brink

Beulah Bondi

~ as ~

Nellie Northrup aka Granny

Una Merkel

~ as ~

Marcia Giles

Bobs Watson

~ as ~

Pud Northrup

Nat Pendleton

~ as ~

Mr. Grimes

Henry Travers

~ as ~

Dr. Evans

Grant Mitchell

~ as ~

Mr. Pilbeam

Eily Malyon

~ as ~

Demetria Riffle

James Burke

~ as ~

Sheriff Burlingame

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Reviews (1)

barrymost
Written 6 year(s) ago
9
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.