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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. The play, based on a novel by Lawrence Edward Watkin , has been revived twice on Broadway since its original run.
A grandfather uses a magical apple tree to delay the death of his orphaned grandson and his agent of Death. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic drama.
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- Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Harold S. Bucquet
- 1939-07-07
A comedy fantasy film based on a play and a novel about an old man and his grandson who trap Death in a tree. Learn more about the cast, crew, production, and reception of this classic movie on Turner Classic Movies.
- Harold S. Bucquet, Marvin Stuart
- Lionel Barrymore
A fantasy film based on a novel and a play, starring Lionel Barrymore as a grandfather who tries to save his grandson from death. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members who worked on this classic movie.
A classic fantasy film about a grandfather who tricks Death to save his orphaned grandson and himself. Read the full plot, cast and crew, trivia, and user reviews of this movie on IMDb.
