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Of Mice and Men (1939) | User Rating
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DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 13, 2001
Running Time
1 hour, 46 minutes
Country USA
Studio United Artists
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Other Titles
• Of Mice and Men
• Von Mäusen und Menschen (1964)
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Genre: Drama, Mental Illness, Tragedy, Marriage, Melodrama
Tagline: Dangerous. To Herself... And To Men!
Plot: Director Lewis Milestone, at one time an itinerant worker himself, conveys a profound sense of the loneliness of the wide open spaces of the West in this moving adaptation of the Steinbeck classic. Starring Burgess Meredith as George Milton and Lon Chaney, Jr. as his mentally-challenged, powerfully-built cousin, Lennie Small, the film follows the fortunes of the two workers in Depression-era California. Although they're invariably fired from any job they get due to Lennie's limitations, George refuses to abandon his cousin, and they dream of saving enough money to one day buy a ranch, where Lennie will tend the rabbits. The two are hired on at the ranch of Jackson (Oscar O'Shea) and quickly find themselves at odds with the boss's son Curly (Bob Steele), while his vacuous, flirtatious wife, Mae (Betty Field), teases the uncomprehending Lennie, enjoying her power over this behemoth. George, fearing the worst, warns Lennie to avoid her. Later, Lennie, who's unable to gauge his strength, accidentally kills a pet rabbit. Mae tries to console him by allowing him to stroke her hair, an offer which leads to tragedy. This extremely compelling film is one of Milestone's best, with Chaney giving the performance of his career, and Copland once again providing a score which powerfully evokes
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Lewis Milestone
All Quiet on the Western Front, Ocean's Eleven, Mutiny on the Bounty |
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High Noon, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Wolf Man | | Roman Bohnen
The Best Years of Our Lives, The Song of Bernadette, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | Bob Steele
The Big Sleep, Hang 'Em High, Pork Chop Hill | | |
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