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  • On Borrowed Time (1939)
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    99 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
On Borrowed Time (1939)
Passed
99 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

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.
Writers
Alice D.G. Miller (screen play) | Frank O'Neill (screen play) | Claudine West (screen play) | Paul Osborn (based on the play by) | Lawrence Edward Watkin (from a dramatization of the novel "On Borrowed Time" by)
Producer
Composer
Franz Waxman (musical score)
Cinematographer
Joseph Ruttenberg (photographed by)
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Updated Jul 6, 1939

Release date
Jul 7, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Lionel Barrymore
Julian Northrup - Gramps Julian Northrup - Gramps   See fewer
Cedric Hardwicke
Mr. Brink (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) Mr. Brink (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)   See fewer
Beulah Bondi
Nellie - Granny Nellie - Granny   See fewer
Una Merkel
Marcia Giles Marcia Giles   See fewer
Nat Pendleton
Mr. Grimes Mr. Grimes   See fewer
Henry Travers
Dr. Evans Dr. Evans   See fewer
Grant Mitchell
Mr. Pilbeam Mr. Pilbeam   See fewer
Eily Malyon
Demetria Riffle Demetria Riffle   See fewer
James Burke
Sheriff Burlingame Sheriff Burlingame   See fewer
Charles Waldron
Reverend Murdock Reverend Murdock   See fewer
Ian Wolfe
Charles Wentworth Charles Wentworth   See fewer
Phillip Terry
Bill Lowry Bill Lowry   See fewer
Truman Bradley
James Northrup James Northrup   See fewer
Dorothy Adams
Florist (uncredited) Florist (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Bedford
Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited) Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)   See fewer
Sonny Bupp
Boy in Tree (uncredited) Boy in Tree (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans Conried
Man in Convertible (uncredited) Man in Convertible (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Hickman
Chief Surgeon (uncredited) Chief Surgeon (uncredited)   See fewer
Dickie Jones
Boy in Tree (uncredited) Boy in Tree (uncredited)   See fewer
George Lloyd
Chief of Police (uncredited) Chief of Police (uncredited)   See fewer
Ted Oliver
State Trooper (uncredited) State Trooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Doris Rankin
Mrs. Burlingame (uncredited) Mrs. Burlingame (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Schlickenmayer
First Stretcher Bearer (uncredited) First Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)   See fewer
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