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Death has come for Gramps Northrup. But Gramps has important work to do: raising his orphaned grandson. So he uses a bit of magic to trap Death in the branches of an apple tree. Clever work, Gramps! Or is it?
With Death on hiatus, other folks whose time has come – folks who are worn out, ill and in pain – can’t be released from their earthly suffering. And Gramps begins to wonder if he’s done the right thing.
From the beloved Paul Osborn play, this endearing fantasy of family, love and mortality moves effortlessly from rollicking to whimsical to tragic. Lionel Barrymore plays Gramps, leading a sterling cast of character stars, including Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel, Henry Travers and, as a most wry and gentlemanly Grim Reaper, Sir Cedric Hardwicke.
Original Release
07/06/1939
US Release
07/06/1939
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Lionel Barrymore | Julian Northrup - Gramps / Julian Northrup aka Gramps |
Cedric Hardwicke | Mr. Brink |
Beulah Bondi | Nellie - Granny / Nellie Northrup aka Granny |
Una Merkel | Marcia Giles |
Bobs Watson | Pud / Pud Northrup |
Nat Pendleton | Mr. Grimes |
Henry Travers | Dr. Evans |
Grant Mitchell | Mr. Pilbeam |
Eily Malyon | Demetria Riffle |
James Burke | Sheriff Burlingame |
Directors
Writers
Alice D.G. Miller, Frank O'Neill, Claudine West, Paul Osborn, Lawrence Edward Watkin
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lionel Barrymore | Julian Northrup - Gramps / Julian Northrup aka Gramps |
Cedric Hardwicke | Mr. Brink |
Beulah Bondi | Nellie - Granny / Nellie Northrup aka Granny |
Una Merkel | Marcia Giles |
Bobs Watson | Pud / Pud Northrup |
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 |
Barbara Bedford | Mrs. James Northrup |
Sonny Bupp | Boy in Tree |
Hans Conried | Man in Convertible |
Howard Hickman | Chief Surgeon |
Dickie Jones | Boy in Tree |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sidney Franklin | Producer |