
On Borrowed Time
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.
Release Date: 1939-07-07
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
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Casts

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

Eily Malyon
as Demetria Riffle

James Burke
as Sheriff Burlingame

Charles Waldron
as Reverend Murdock