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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.
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- Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Harold S. Bucquet
- 1939-07-07
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. The play, based on a novel by Lawrence Edward Watkin, has been revived twice on Broadway since its original run.
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.
- Harold S. Bucquet, Marvin Stuart
- Lionel Barrymore
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.
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Jun 22, 2009 · Lionel Barrymore plays Gramps who, along with Grandma, is taking care of Pud, their grandson who has been orphaned when his parents were killed in a car crash. Mr. Death is played by Sir Cedric Hardwicke, who ushered Pud's parents when they crashed their car.
- DVD
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