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24/12/1939 Drama 1h 46m
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She was made for love... and tragedy.

Overview

An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.

  1. Lewis Milestone

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Burgess Meredith

    George Milton

  2. Lon Chaney Jr.

    Lennie Small

  3. Betty Field

    Mae

  4. Charles Bickford

    Slim

  5. Roman Bohnen

    Candy

  6. Bob Steele

    Curley

  7. Noah Beery Jr.

    Whit

  8. Oscar O'Shea

    Jackson

  9. Granville Bates

    Carlson

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Reviews

A review by JF1017xyz
Written by JF1017xyz on 2022-01-30
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 two are constantly on the move, as Lennie "always does bad things" that get both into trouble. Tragedy is inevitable when Curly's wife tries to make friends with Lennie, and his action...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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