Movie Description Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney, Jr. star as cousins George Milton and Lennie Small in director Lewis Milestone's adaptation of the Steinbeck classic. Itinerant workers in Depression-era California, they dream of saving enough to buy a ranch. But this seems unlikely, since they are constantly being fired due to the feeblemindedness of the mountainous Lennie. Soon after hiring on at a new ranch, they must confront the pugnacious Curly (Bob Steele), while trying to deal with his flirtatious wife, Mae (Betty Field).
| Credits | | Producer: | Hal Roach | | Cast: | Betty Field, Burgess Meredith |
Notes Theatrical release: December 30, 1939.
The film was shot in Agoura, California.
Future director and bullfighter Budd Boetticher worked as a horse wrangler on the second unit.
Editorial Reviews "Milestone's adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel stands alongside Ford's THE GRAPES OF WRATH as one of Hollywood's most poignant evocations of the Depression era." Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (02/01/2008)
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