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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.

1939 |1h 39m |  Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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Cast

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Lionel Barrymore

Julian Northrup aka Gramps

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Cedric Hardwicke

Mr. Brink

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Beulah Bondi

Nellie Northrup aka Granny

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Una Merkel

Marcia Giles

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Bobs Watson

Pud Northrup

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Nat Pendleton

Mr. Grimes

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Henry Travers

Dr. Evans

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Grant Mitchell

Mr. Pilbeam

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Eily Malyon

Demetria Riffle

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James Burke

Sheriff Burlingame

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Charles Waldron

Reverend Murdock

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Ian Wolfe

Charles Wentworth

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Phillip Terry

Bill Lowry

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Truman Bradley

James Northrup

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Dorothy Adams

Florist (uncredited)

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Barbara Bedford

Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)

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Sonny Bupp

Boy in Tree (uncredited)

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Hans Conried

Man in Convertible (uncredited)

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Howard Hickman

Chief Surgeon (uncredited)

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Dickie Jones

Boy in Tree (uncredited)

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George Lloyd

Chief of Police (uncredited)

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Doris Rankin

Mrs. Burlingame (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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