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Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, and Burgess Meredith in Of Mice and Men (1939)

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Of Mice and Men

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Featured in

    • Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)

      Still of Lenny and George walking down the road.
    • Raging Bull (1980)

      Excerpt from this film's soundtrack is used.
    • The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special 1984)

    • "Fejezetek a film történetéböl" Amerikai filmtípusok - Egyén és társadalom (TV Episode 1989)

    • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV Movie 2009)

      Contains a scene from the film.

Referenced in

    • Of Fox and Hounds (Short 1940)

    • The Heckling Hare (Short 1941)

      The dog's voice, interest in rabbits and and lines like "I done a bad thing" echo Lennie (Lon Chaney Jr.).
    • Boot Hill Bandits (1942)

      Glenn Strange plays his role as Lon Chaney Jr.'s Lennie
    • Shin Tokyo koshin-kyoku (1953)

      Poster appears on the wall.
    • Bugs and Thugs (Short 1954)

      The characters of Rocky and Mugsy are based off of George and Lenny.

References

    • Zenobia (1939)

      The title is shown on a small theatre playbill that Candy's wife holds.
    • Captain Fury (1939)

      The title is shown on a small theatre playbill that Candy's wife holds.
    • A Chump at Oxford (1940)

      The title is shown on a small theatre playbill that Candy's wife holds (though the title is actually a working title [Chumps at Oxford] for the film, which was in production at the same time).

Spoofed in

    • Of Fox and Hounds (Short 1940)

    • Wabbit Twouble (Short 1941)

      Two characters mimic the Of Mice and Men (1939) characters.
    • Falling Hare (Short 1943)

      After getting hit on the head with a wrench, Bugs goes into the "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" routine, spoofing Lon Chaney Jr.'s portrayal on Lennie in the film.
    • Stage Door Cartoon (Short 1944)

      Bugs and Elmer each riff on the "Which way did he go? Which way did he go?" line based on Lon Chaney Jr.'s portrayal of Lennie in the film.
    • Lonesome Lenny (Short 1946)

      Lenny's characterization (calling the squirrel "George," etc.) is a parody of Lon Chaney Jr.'s portrayal of Lennie in the film.

Spoofs

    • Grand Hotel (1932)

      One girl is introduced as "Greta Garbo" and recites her famous line from Grand Hotel "I want to be alone" in Greta Garbo's heavy accent

Version of

    • "TV de Vanguarda" De Ratos e Homens (TV Episode 1953)

      based on the same novel
    • "Bonanza" Destiny's Child (TV Episode 1966)

      based on the same novel
    • Of Mice and Men (TV Movie 1968)

      based on the same novel
    • Fareler ve Insanlar (TV Movie 1975)

      based on the same novel
    • Möss och människor (TV Movie 1977)

      based on the same novel

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