On Borrowed Time (1939)
Genres: Comedy
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel
On Borrowed Time is a 1939 film about the role death plays in life, and how humanity cannot live without it. 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.