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.
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Lionel Barrymore
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
Cedric Hardwicke
as Mr. Brink
as Mr. Brink
Beulah Bondi
as Nellie Northrup aka Granny
as Nellie Northrup aka Granny
Una Merkel
as Marcia Giles
as Marcia Giles
Bobs Watson
as Pud Northrup
as Pud Northrup
Nat Pendleton
as Mr. Grimes
as Mr. Grimes
Henry Travers
as Dr. Evans
as Dr. Evans
Grant Mitchell
as Mr. Pilbeam
as Mr. Pilbeam
Eily Malyon
as Demetria Riffle
as Demetria Riffle
James Burke
as Sheriff Burlingame
as Sheriff Burlingame
Charles Waldron
as Reverend Murdock
as Reverend Murdock
Ian Wolfe
as Charles Wentworth
as Charles Wentworth
Phillip Terry
as Bill Lowry
as Bill Lowry
Truman Bradley
as James Northrup
as James Northrup
Dorothy Adams
as Florist (uncredited)
as Florist (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
as Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
as Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
Sonny Bupp
as Boy in Tree (uncredited)
as Boy in Tree (uncredited)
Hans Conried
as Man in Convertible (uncredited)
as Man in Convertible (uncredited)
Howard Hickman
as Chief Surgeon (uncredited)
as Chief Surgeon (uncredited)
Dickie Jones
as Boy in Tree (uncredited)
as Boy in Tree (uncredited)
George Lloyd
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
as State Trooper (uncredited)
as State Trooper (uncredited)
Doris Rankin
as Mrs. Burlingame (uncredited)
as Mrs. Burlingame (uncredited)
Harold Schlickenmayer
as First Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
as First Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
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John S. Detlie
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Art Director
Claudine West
Screenplay
Screenplay
Harold S. Bucquet
Director
Director
Frank O'Neill
Screenplay
Screenplay
Alice D.G. Miller
Screenplay
Screenplay
Paul Osborn
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Lawrence Edward Watkin
Novel
Novel
Sidney Franklin
Producer
Producer
Jack Dawn
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Dolly Tree
Costumer
Costumer
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
George Boemler
Editor
Editor
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