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On Borrowed Time is a 1939 film about the role death plays in life, and how humanity cannot live without it. It is adapted from Paul Osborn's 1938 Broadway hit play.
On Borrowed Time: Directed by Harold S. Bucquet. With Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel. A cantankerous old man takes in his beloved, orphaned grandson, whom he must protect at all costs with the help of an agent of Death and a magical apple tree.
On Borrowed Time (1939) was a star vehicle for Lionel Barrymore without question. In it, he plays a grandfather who traps Death (Mr. Brink) up a tree so that he won't die until he has secured his young orphaned grandsons future.
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Lionel Barrymore plays Gramps, leading a sterling cast of character stars, including Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel, Henry Travers and, as a most wry and gentlemanly Grim Reaper, Sir Cedric Hardwicke...
A cantankerous old man takes in his beloved, orphaned grandson, whom he must protect at all costs with the help of an agent of Death and a magical apple tree. Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents.
On Borrowed Time. A grandfather staves off an agent of death through a trick in order to g ain time to settle his dear grandson's future. 1,029 IMDb 7.7 1 h 38 min 1939. 13+. Comedy · Drama · Fantasy. Available to rent or buy. Rent. SD $3.59. Buy. SD $8.99. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
