---
title: 'On Borrowed Time (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Harold S. Bucquet'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/on-borrowed-time-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031754/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# On Borrowed Time (1939)

1939 · 99 min · Drama, Fantasy · United States


## Synopsis

On Borrowed Time is a 1939 drama film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Lionel Barrymore, with Cedric Hardwicke and Beulah Bondi in support. Produced by Sidney Franklin and
directed by Harold S. Bucquet, it is adapted from Paul Osborn's 1938 Broadway hit play. The play, based on a novel by Lawrence Edward Watkin, has been revived twice on Broadway since its original run.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Harold S. Bucquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-s-bucquet)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-waxman)
- **Producer:** [Sidney Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-franklin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Ruttenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ruttenberg)

## Cast

- [Cedric Hardwicke](https://cinepixo.com/people/cedric-hardwicke)
- [Beulah Bondi](https://cinepixo.com/people/beulah-bondi)
- [Lionel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-barrymore)

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