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FilmComedyFantasyDrama

On Borrowed Time (1939)

NR · 1939-07-07 · 1h 39m · EN
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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.

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Harold S. BucquetDirector

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Lionel BarrymoreLionel BarrymoreJulian Northrup aka GrampsCedric HardwickeCedric HardwickeMr. BrinkBeulah BondiBeulah BondiNellie Northrup aka GrannyUna MerkelUna MerkelMarcia GilesBobs WatsonBobs WatsonPud NorthrupNat PendletonNat PendletonMr. GrimesHenry TraversHenry TraversDr. EvansGrant MitchellGrant MitchellMr. PilbeamEily MalyonEily MalyonDemetria RiffleJames BurkeJames BurkeSheriff BurlingameCharles WaldronCharles WaldronReverend MurdockIan WolfeIan WolfeCharles Wentworth

Keywords

Based on novel or bookLoveDeathSmall townTrappedOrphanHousekeeperChild custodyGrandparent grandchild relationshipHeartbreakWishGrim reaperTreeInheritanceGrandfather grandson relationshipGrandfatherGrandsonGrandparentsElderly coupleApple treeAuntTroublemaker

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Fantasy · DramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Love · DeathDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityHeartbreakDirector preference336940Actor preference289568 · 164911 · 212968

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What is On Borrowed Time about?

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.

How long is On Borrowed Time?

On Borrowed Time has a runtime of 99 minutes.

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