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On Borrowed Time
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On Borrowed Time Playbill - Feb 1938
On Borrowed Time
Broadway
Original
Longacre Theatre
220 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Paul Osborn
People (23)
Dudley Digges
Julian Northrup
(Original)
Frank Conroy
Mr. Brink
(Original)
Jean Adair
Demetria Riffle
(Original)
Andy Anderson
Workman
(Original)
Elwell Cobb
Workman
(Original)
Nick Dennis
Workman
(Original)
Lew Eckels
Mr. Grimes
(Original)
Clyde Franklin
Dr. Evans
(Original)
Edgar Henning
Workman
(Original)
Peter Holden
Pud
(Original)
Margaret O'Donnell
Marcia Giles
(Original)
Richard Sterling
Mr. Pilbeam
(Original)
Dorothy Stickney
Nellie
(Original)
Dick Van Patten
Boy in Tree
(Original)
Al Webster
Sheriff
(Original)
Frances Bavier
Nellie
(Replacement)
Lawrence Robinson
Pud
(Replacement)
Tommy Lewis
Pud
(Replacement)
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Dudley Digges
Julian Northrup
(Original)
Frank Conroy
Mr. Brink
(Original)
Jean Adair
Demetria Riffle
(Original)
Andy Anderson
Workman
(Original)
Elwell Cobb
Workman
(Original)
Nick Dennis
Workman
(Original)
Lew Eckels
Mr. Grimes
(Original)
Clyde Franklin
Dr. Evans
(Original)
Edgar Henning
Workman
(Original)
Peter Holden
Pud
(Original)
Margaret O'Donnell
Marcia Giles
(Original)
Richard Sterling
Mr. Pilbeam
(Original)
Dorothy Stickney
Nellie
(Original)
Dick Van Patten
Boy in Tree
(Original)
Al Webster
Sheriff
(Original)
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Paul Osborn
Writer
Lawrence Edward Watkin
Based on a Novel by
Joshua Logan
Director
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
Dwight Deere Wiman
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
3
1938
Closing Date
Nov
5
1938
Performances
321
as of Jan 05, 2026
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