On Borrowed Time 1952 Restored

On Borrowed Time 1952 Restored

This was a live performance June 25, 1952 captured on a kinescope recording, and later transferred to tape. It has been restored to bring it closer to what the original may have looked like on TV in 1952. A much better restoration is possible with pro software if the kinescope film still exists. It was presented on the Celanese Theatre, which featured adaptations of plays by well-known authors. The commercials were of course for Celanese plastic and fiber made into products. There were other TV, radio, and movie adaptations of this successful play. The movie and TV adaptations took out Gramps’s profanity, but left in a few mild words. The profanity was a major source of humor. The expression “go where the Woodbine twineth” was a euphemism for death in a song about a soldier by Septimus Winner in the late 1800s. Author: Paul Osborn Based on Novel by: Lawrence C. Watkin Producer/Director: Alex Segal ---Cast--- Ralph Morgan - Gramps Melville Cooper – Mr. Brink Mildred Dunnock - Demetria Philip Coolidge - Pilbeam Billy Chapin - Pud Clay Clement – Dr. Evans Nell Harrison – Granny Humphrey Davis – Grimes Norma Connolly – Marcia Michael Demarrias – A Boy Adaptation: Norman Lessing Editor: Mab Anderson Settings: Albert Heschong Costumes: Audré Music: Bernard Green Technical Director: George Weber Executive Producer: A. Burke Crotty Both Ralph Morgan (1883-1956) and Clay Clement (1888-1956) had parallel careers. Both were born in the late 1800s and performed on stage, screen, and TV. Both were in silent pictures in the East. Ralph was one of the founders of the Screen Actors Guild, while Clay was one of the first inductees. Neither made it as a well known star, but Clay had star billing in a couple of films. Clay had a supporting role in “The Thin Man”, and was in both the original Broadway production and film of “Rosalie”. Ralph was born in Venezuela, and educated in Germany. Clay was born in an acting family with a celebrated father, also using the stage name Clay Clement.

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