United States / Jul 07, 1939 / NR
The Great Broadway Stage Hit Reaches The Screen
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Grant Mitchell | Mr. Pilbeam |
| Eily Malyon | Demetria Riffle |
| James Burke | Sheriff Burlingame |
| Charles Waldron | Reverend Murdock |
| Ian Wolfe | Charles Wentworth |
| Phillip Terry | Bill Lowry |
| Truman Bradley | James Northrup |
| Dorothy Adams | Florist (uncredited) |
| Barbara Bedford | Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited) |
| Sonny Bupp | Boy in Tree (uncredited) |
| Hans Conried | Man in Convertible (uncredited) |
| Howard Hickman | Chief Surgeon (uncredited) |
| Dickie Jones | Boy in Tree (uncredited) |
| George Lloyd | Chief of Police (uncredited) |
| Ted Oliver | State Trooper (uncredited) |
| Doris Rankin | Mrs. Burlingame (uncredited) |
| Harold Schlickenmayer | First Stretcher Bearer (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDramaFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | On Borrowed Time |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 7 luglio 1939 |
| Production | Sidney Franklin |
| Writer | Claudine West, Frank O'Neill, Alice D.G. Miller, Lawrence Edward Watkin, Paul Osborn |
| Editing | George Boemler |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Assistant directors | Harold S. Bucquet |
| Camera operators | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Additional photography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
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| Production design | John S. Detlie, Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Art direction | John S. Detlie, Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, John S. Detlie, Cedric Gibbons |
| Music | Franz Waxman, Douglas Shearer |
| Sound | Franz Waxman, Douglas Shearer |
| Costume design | Jack Dawn, Dolly Tree |
| Makeup | Jack Dawn, Dolly Tree |
| Hairstyling | Jack Dawn, Dolly Tree |
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