On Borrowed Time
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On Borrowed Time

Year:
Duration:
99 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
IMDB rate:
7.8
Director:
Harold S. Bucquet
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1939-07-07
Cast
Actor
Character
Lionel Barrymore
Julian Northrup - Gramps
Cedric Hardwicke
Mr. Brink (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Beulah Bondi
Nellie - Granny
Una Merkel
Marcia Giles
Nat Pendleton
Mr. Grimes
Henry Travers
Dr. Evans
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 C. 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)
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Trivia
H.C. Potter was hired to direct, but he was replaced by Harold S. Bucquet before production began.
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"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 1, 1946 with Lionel Barrymore reprising his film role.
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The original Broadway production of "On Borrowed Time" by Paul Osborn opened at the Longacre Theater on February 3, 1938, closing in November 1938 after 321 performances. The major players (with their character names) were Dudley Digges (Julian Northrup - Gramps), Frank Conroy (Mr. Brinks), Dorothy Stickney (Nellie - Granny), Jean Adair (Demetria Riffle) and Peter Miner (Pud)
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Quotes
Julian Northrup: I'm going away... where the woodbine twineth.
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Julian Northrup: I can't stand these holier-than-thou folks. If a man's a good Republican, or a mason or an elk, that's good enough for me. Live and let live, that's my motto.
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Julian Northrup: Live and let live, that's my motto.
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Photos from cast
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