She was made for love... and tragedy.
An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
Of Mice and Men (1939) is a drama film directed by Lewis Milestone, released on December 24, 1939 with a runtime of 1h 46m. It stars Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field and Charles Bickford. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 106 ratings.
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Burgess Meredith
as George Milton
Lon Chaney Jr.
as Lennie Small
Betty Field
as Mae
Charles Bickford
as Slim
Roman Bohnen
as Candy
Bob Steele
as Curley
Noah Beery Jr.
as Whit
Oscar O'Shea
as Jackson
Granville Bates
as Carlson
Leigh Whipper
as Crooks
Helen Lynd
as Susie
Silver Tip Baker
as Old Hand (uncredited)
Directed by Lewis Milestone, written by Eugene Solow and John Steinbeck, produced by Lewis Milestone.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 106 ratings.
This movie version of Steinbeck's short novel, Of Mice and Men, is stellar. It stays very close to the original story, and fills out the characters in the book very nicely. Lon Chaney Jr. plays Lennie, who is simple-minded, trusting and sees the world in black and white terms. Burgess Meredith plays George, his companion and caretaker, who alternates between cruelty and tenderness in his treatment of Lennie. The…
Reviewed on January 30, 2022
Aside from a few relatively minor adjustments to accommodate the censors, this is a pretty faithful screen adaptation of John Steinbeck's really wonderful book. Burgess Meredith is super as "George", who is travelling from job to job with his gentle giant pal "George" (an equally good Lon Chaney Jnr.) with both hoping to eventually raise enough of a stake to buy a small farm where they can settle down and the…
Reviewed on June 22, 2022
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Of Mice and Men (1939) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max and Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Of Mice and Men (1939) includes Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, Charles Bickford and Roman Bohnen. The film was directed by Lewis Milestone. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Of Mice and Men was released on December 24, 1939 and runs for 1h 46m.
Of Mice and Men (1939) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 106 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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