Of Mice and Men (1939 film)

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Of Mice and Men (1939 film) is a cinematic adaptation of John Steinbeck's novella, depicting the tragic story of two displaced ranch workers during the Great Depression.

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instanceOf film
basedOn Of Mice and Men (novella) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy John Steinbeck NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
cinematographer Norbert Brodine NERFINISHED
composer Aaron Copland NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Lewis Milestone NERFINISHED
distributor United Artists NERFINISHED
editor Bert Jordan NERFINISHED
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
genre drama
tragedy
mainCharacter Candy NERFINISHED
Curley NERFINISHED
Curley’s wife NERFINISHED
George Milton NERFINISHED
Lennie Small NERFINISHED
Slim NERFINISHED
narrativeLocation ranch
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Picture
originalLanguage English
oscarNominated true
producer Lewis Milestone NERFINISHED
productionCompany Hal Roach Studios NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1939-12-30
releaseYear 1939
runtimeMinutes 106
screenwriter Eugene Solow NERFINISHED
John Steinbeck NERFINISHED
setInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
setInPeriod Great Depression NERFINISHED
setInState California NERFINISHED
starredActor Betty Field NERFINISHED
Bob Steele NERFINISHED
Burgess Meredith NERFINISHED
Charles Bickford NERFINISHED
Lon Chaney Jr. NERFINISHED
Noah Beery Jr. NERFINISHED
theme American Dream
disability
friendship
loneliness
powerlessness

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Bob Steele appearedIn Of Mice and Men (1939 film)
Lon Chaney Jr. notableWork Of Mice and Men (1939 film)
Leigh Whipper notableWork Of Mice and Men (1939 film)
this entity surface form: Of Mice and Men (1939 film, role as Crooks)
Roman Bohnen notableWork Of Mice and Men (1939 film)
Oliver Burgess Meredith notableWork Of Mice and Men (1939 film)
Betty Field notableWork Of Mice and Men (1939 film)