On Borrowed Time
Seen it?1939 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and fantasy fans. If you loved It's a Wonderful Life or Hunt for the Wilderpeople, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1939: an older pace and style.
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 it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Harold S. Bucquet
- Lionel BarrymoreJulian Northrup aka Gramps
- Cedric HardwickeMr. Brink
- Beulah BondiNellie Northrup aka Granny
- Una MerkelMarcia Giles
- Bobs WatsonPud Northrup
- Nat PendletonMr. Grimes
- Henry TraversDr. Evans
- Grant MitchellMr. Pilbeam
- Eily MalyonDemetria Riffle
- James BurkeSheriff Burlingame