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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.
- (2.3K)
- Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Harold S. Bucquet
- 1939-07-07
Set in small-town America, the film stars Lionel Barrymore, Beulah Bondi and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Barrymore plays crotchety wheelchair-using Julian Northrup ("Gramps"), who smokes a smelly pipe, cherishes a smelly dog, prefers fishing to churchgoing, occasionally takes a nip of "tonic" and indulges in mild profanity.
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
May 20, 2014 · 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...
- 3 min
- 20.6K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
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.
- (1K)
- $9.99
- DVD
- Warner Bros.
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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Apr 9, 2020 · 1939 film: On Borrowed Time (1939) Release date: July 6, 1939. Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Bobs Watson, Una Merkel, Nat Pendleton, Henry Travers, Grant Mitchell, Eily Malyon, James Burke, Ian Wolfe, Phillip Terry, Sonny Bupp (uncredited) Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.