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Of Mice and Men

  • 19391939
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 46m
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7.9/10
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Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, and Burgess Meredith in Of Mice and Men (1939)
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A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
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    • Lewis Milestone
    • John Steinbeck(by)
    • Eugene Solow(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Burgess Meredith
    • Betty Field
    • Lewis Milestone
    • John Steinbeck(by)
    • Eugene Solow(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Burgess Meredith
    • Betty Field
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 71User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars

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    Trailer 2:50
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    Photos51

    Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, and Burgess Meredith in Of Mice and Men (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, and Burgess Meredith in Of Mice and Men (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr. and Bob Steele in Of Mice and Men (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr., Charles Bickford, Granville Bates, Roman Bohnen, and Burgess Meredith in Of Mice and Men (1939)
    Roman Bohnen, Betty Field, Burgess Meredith, and Leigh Whipper in Of Mice and Men (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr. and Burgess Meredith in Of Mice and Men (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr. and Leigh Whipper in Of Mice and Men (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr. in Of Mice and Men (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, and Burgess Meredith in Of Mice and Men (1939)
    Betty Field and Burgess Meredith in Of Mice and Men (1939)
    Betty Field in Of Mice and Men (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr. and Betty Field in Of Mice and Men (1939)

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    Lon Chaney Jr.
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Lennie Small
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • George Milton
    Betty Field
    Betty Field
    • Mae Jackson
    Charles Bickford
    Charles Bickford
    • Slim
    Roman Bohnen
    Roman Bohnen
    • Candy
    Bob Steele
    Bob Steele
    • Curley Jackson
    Noah Beery Jr.
    Noah Beery Jr.
    • Whit
    Oscar O'Shea
    Oscar O'Shea
    • Jackson
    Granville Bates
    Granville Bates
    • Carlson
    Leigh Whipper
    • Crooks
    Helen Lynd
    Helen Lynd
    • Susie
    Henny Backus
    • Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Silver Tip Baker
    • Old Hand
    • (uncredited)
    John Beach
    • Ranch Hand
    • (uncredited)
    Baldwin Cooke
    Baldwin Cooke
    • Ranch Hand
    • (uncredited)
    Whitney De Rahm
    • Ranch Hand
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Dunn
    Eddie Dunn
    • Bus Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Lawrence
    • Ranch Hand
    • (uncredited)
      • Lewis Milestone
      • John Steinbeck(by) (play)
      • Eugene Solow(screen play)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      One of the first films to have a pre-credits opening sequence.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning, when George and Lennie are being chased, they are running alongside a train, then climbing inside. As they run, the shadow of the camera operator, wearing a cap, is clearly seen against a train car.
    • Quotes

      George Milton: It ain't your fault, but look, if a fella steps on a round pebble and he falls down, breaks his neck, it ain't the pebble's fault, but the guy wouldn't a done it if the pebble hadn't been there.

    • Crazy credits
      The movie begins before the credits are shown. George and Lennie are fleeing a mob. They board a boxcar on a moving train, and as they close the door of the boxcar we see the main title already written on the door of the boxcar.
    • Connections
      Featured in Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)

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    Steinbeck's classic invisioned perfectly; flawless Chaney
    OF MICE AND MEN (1939) **** Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr. embody John Steinbeck's tragic migrant workers George and Lennie during The Great Depression facing all the hard work and hard knocks life offers in their pursuit of The American Dream of `livin' off the fatta the lan' and wind up on a ranch with its share of down on their luck characters all enclaved to certain destinies and a heavy fall for our protagonists. Chaney (in his second icon role, the latter would be as the accursed Larry Talbott aka The WolfMan) personifies the gentle souled giant with a dim bulb who obeys his best friend George like a loyal dog and as his brother's keeper, Meredith allows his scrappiness a warmth underneath. Lennie Smalls would be endlessly used as a punchline in Looney Tunes toons to come (`which way did he go George!') and the film would be updated twice - one a tv movie with Robert Blake and Randy Quaid and a theatrical 90s version with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich. This classic was also produced by famed studio maven Hal Roach.
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    • george.schmidt
    • Apr 16, 2003

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 1940 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Hearst Ranch, San Simeon, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
      • Black and White

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