On Borrowed Time 84 years old

The Great Broadway Stage Hit Reaches The Screen

On Borrowed Time

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.

Credits

On Borrowed Time Cast

Name Character
Charles Waldron He was 64, 71 years old when he died as Reverend Murdock
Hans Conried He was 22, 64 years old when he died as Man in Convertible (uncredited)
Cedric Hardwicke He was 46, 71 years old when he died as Mr. Brink
Una Merkel She was 35, 82 years old when she died as Marcia Giles
Ted Oliver He was 47, 65 years old when he died as State Trooper (uncredited)
Lionel Barrymore He was 61, 76 years old when he died as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
Grant Mitchell He was 65, 82 years old when he died as Mr. Pilbeam
James Burke He was 52, 81 years old when he died as Sheriff Burlingame
Truman Bradley He was 34, 69 years old when he died as James Northrup
Dickie Jones He was 12, 87 years old when he died as Boy in Tree (uncredited)
Eily Malyon She was 59, 81 years old when she died as Demetria Riffle
Dorothy Adams She was 39, 88 years old when she died as Florist (uncredited)
Nat Pendleton He was 43, 72 years old when he died as Mr. Grimes
Henry Travers He was 65, 91 years old when he died as Dr. Evans
Phillip Terry He was 30, 83 years old when he died as Bill Lowry
Ian Wolfe He was 42, 95 years old when he died as Charles Wentworth
Bobs Watson He was 8, 68 years old when he died as Pud Northrup
George Lloyd He was 46, 74 years old when he died as Chief of Police (uncredited)
Howard C. Hickman He was 59, 69 years old when he died as Chief Surgeon (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford She was 35, 78 years old when she died as Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
Beulah Bondi She was 50, 91 years old when she died as Nellie Northrup aka Granny

On Borrowed Time Crew

Name Department
Paul Osborn as Theatre Play. He was 37 (86) years old when He died Writing
Franz Waxman as Original Music Composer. He was 32 (60) years old when He died Sound
Edwin B. Willis as Set Decoration. He was 46 (70) years old when He died Art
Joseph Ruttenberg as Director of Photography. He was 50 (93) years old when He died Camera
Claudine West as Screenplay. She was 55 (59) years old when She died Writing
George Boemler as Editor. He was 37 (66) years old when He died Editing
Harold S. Bucquet as Director. He was 48 (54) years old when He died Directing
Lawrence Edward Watkin as Novel. He was 37 (80) years old when He died Writing
Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 46 (67) years old when He died Art
Jack Dawn as Makeup Artist. He was 47 (69) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Douglas Shearer as Recording Supervision. He was 39 (71) years old when He died Sound
Alice D.G. Miller as Screenplay. She was 45 (91) years old when She died Writing
Frank O'Neill as Screenplay. He was 0 (now 83) years old Writing
On Borrowed Time poster
On Borrowed Time (84 years)

The Great Broadway Stage Hit Reaches The Screen

  • Release day: Friday, July 07, 1939
  • Runtime: 99 minutes