1938 When a grandfather holds off Death (by chasing him up a tree) so he can be sure his grandson will be taken care of, he's working On Borrowed Time. This comedy was adapted by Paul Osborn from Lawrence Edward Watkin's novel of the same title. Dudley Digges stars as Gramps, Peter Holden is his grandson, and Frank Conroy is the Grim Reaper.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on February 3, 2015