Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer: Sidney Franklin
Director: Harold S. Bucguet
Awards: No nominations since it came out in 1939
Interesting Fact: As seen in the post I gave earlier, Lionel Barrymore said that this movie, to him, proved to himself that he had not wasted 30 years of acting.
If "The Human Comedy" is my favorite, "On Borrowed Time" runs a close second. As I read the reviews online for this movie, they all have the same theme. Everyone is surprised that it is not as popular as any other picture of the year. A possible reason for this is that it came out in 1939, the year that the academy nominated 10 films for the best picture award. Among them were "Gone with the Wind," "The Wizard of Oz" & "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
Julian Northrup (Lionel Barrymore) finds himself now as a father figure to his grandson 'Pud' after the sudden death of his parents. Soon he encounters death himself in the form of a 'Mr. Brink' but is too stubborn to go. Shortly after he makes a simple wish that if anyone climbed his apple tree they couldn't come down until he said so. When Mr. Brink visits again he tricks him into getting an apple. Death is now trapped in his tree and no one can die until he is released by Gramps. This movie is for anyone who is ready to laugh, cry or be inspired. A true family classic!
*Here is the scene where Gramps cheats death.
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