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Of Mice and Men is a 1939 drama film based on the 1937 play based on the novel of the same title by American author John Steinbeck and starring Burgess Meredith, Betty Field and Lon Chaney, Jr. The supporting cast features Charles Bickford, Roman Bohnen, Bob Steele and Noah Beery, Jr. The picture was remade in 1992.
The film tells the story of two men, George and his mentally challenged partner Lennie, trying to survive during the dustbowl of the 1930s and pursuing a dream of owning their own ranch, instead of always working for others. Starring in the lead roles were relative Hollywood newcomer Burgess Meredith as George, and veteran actor Lon Chaney, Jr. (the son of famed silent film actor Lon Chaney) as Lennie. Chaney had appeared in more than 50 films to that point in his career, but Of Mice and Men was his first major role.
The film, produced by the Hal Roach Studios, was adapted by Eugene Solow and directed by Lewis Milestone. It was nominated for five Oscars. The musical score was by American composer Aaron Copland. Running in theaters in 1939, it disappeared for many years at a time until the 1980s and 1990s, when it slowly appeared in revival theater houses, video and cable and earned a following of fans (both audience members and film critics) who praised the movie for its brilliant interpretation of the Steinbeck novella.
"Of Mice and Men" 1939 classic. George realizes that since Lenny accidentally killed a woman, there is only one way to get him out of trouble
Read the book here (PDF) - http://adf.ly/1fa13w In this acclaimed adaptation of the novella by John Steinbeck, migrant farmhands George Milton (Burgess Meredith) and Lennie Small (Lon Chaney Jr.) begin working at a ranch near Soledad, California, after the mentally handicapped Lennie got the pair in trouble at their last job. George dreams of settling down on their own farm where Lennie can tend his beloved rabbits, but despite George's best efforts to protect his friend, events accidentally take a tragic turn.
1939: Dir. Lewis Milestone George: Burgess Meredith Lenny: Lon Chaney Jr. 1992: Dir. Gary Sinise George: Gary Sinise Lenny: John Malkovich
Classic 1939, "Of Mice and Men". Curly learns not to pick a fight with Lenny
Faux trailer for Lewis Milestone's production of OF MICE AND MEN. Original trailer does not survive.
Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Subscribe to CLASSIC TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u43jDe Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt Of Mice and Men Trailer - Directed by Gary Sinise and starring John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston, Casey Siemaszko, John Terry. Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams. MGM - 1992
Opening tune to Lewis Milestone's adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel.
Of Mice and Men movie clips: http://j.mp/11bM1sk BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/152qwuM Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: George (Gary Sinise) tells Lennie (John Malkovich) a fairytale about their future and then shoots him in the head. FILM DESCRIPTION: Gary Sinese directed this respectful re-telling of John Steinbeck's classic novel, with Sinese as the wily George and John Malkovich as the brutish, simple-minded Lennie. Set during the Depression era, the film opens as George and Lennie are running from a woman with a torn dress, who has sent a gang of ruffians to chase the two out of the county. After a long bus ride and a ten-mile walk, George and Lennie arrive at a migrant farm in California's San Joaquin Valley, where they seek work. George dre...
The fire burns on and on
That drives me on 'til all is gone
Except the simple plans
Of mice and men
Back when I was just seventeen
I thought that I knew everything
I could make it in this scene
To be a rising star that only gleamed
But all the answers disagreed
With the questions held for me
I was legal now at twenty-one
I knew the way the world should run
My God, just look what I had done
Simply drunk and having fun
Looked for friends, but I found none
All alone at twenty-one
[Solo - Poland]
The fire burns on and on
That drives me on 'til all is gone
Except the simple plans
Of mice and men
The fire burns on and on
That drives me on 'til all is gone
Except the simple plans
Of mice and men
At twenty-five I was surprised
That I was even half-alive
Somehow I managed to survive
I felt my body doing time
And in my back a hundred knives
From my friends at twenty-five
And now as Gabriel sounds my warning bell
I'd buy your life, if you would sell
A year or two if less compelled
So live your life and live it well
There's not much left of me to tell
I just got back up each time I fell
[Solo - Poland]
The fire burns on and on
That drives me on 'til all is gone
Except the simple plans
Of mice and men
[Solo - fills Poland]
[Solo - Mustaine]
The fire burns on and on
That drives me on 'til all is gone
Except the simple plans
Of mice and men
The fire burns on and on
That drives me on 'til all is gone
Except the simple plans
Of mice and men
The fire burns on and on
That drives me on 'til all is gone
Except the simple plans
Of mice and men
The fire burns on and on
That drives me on 'til all is gone
Except the simple plans
Of mice and men