I think the actor who plays Lennie does a terrific job, but I'm a little confused as to why Curley's wife suddenly yells at Lennie when she was calm a couple of seconds before. I think that little part should have been slightly longer and it would've been perfect.
Agreed, it feels like Curley's wife gets upset way too quickly with Lennie "petting" her hair and she overreacts too soon to the situation. I believe the scene is much better done in the 1992 version.
I LOVE Lon Chaney Jr.! That guy was amzing! I mean I think the other adaption with John Malkovich is also phenominal, but it's cool to see this guy in something before he became a horror icon. John is a great actor but in some movies it seems he just wants us to hear him rather than show as much emotion (although when he shows emotion he REALLY does). Lon was always great at being sympathetic though. Thanks a million for posting this. Classics are hard to find today.
Without question, lon Cheney jr gives his greatest performance in the role of Lennie. Famous for horror roles , he also showed what a fine actor he was is such films as High Noon, the Defiant Ones and I died a thousand times. Plus Aaron Copeland's brilliant score is memorable.
What a superb actress Betty Field was! She was said never to repeat a characterisation.Just look at her Kay in Blues in the Night and her Daisy in The Great Gatsby.
I think both versions of the movie are pretty good. George in this version is a little mellower than George in the '92 version. Nonetheless, the acting in both versions was very well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) I got a real old copy of the book for Christmas some years back. Excellent novella and excellent movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I dont agree with this version, because Curley's wife is given an name. In the book, her role, a woman in the 1930s, was not given a name, because women in the 1930s were not considered important, so the film takes the meaning out of her.
he just likes to pet nice things like mice rabbits etc, the problem is he does not know his own strength so when he shook it (in reaction to being bit) he accidentally killed it
This 1939 movie excels above "92 remake in that the acting STYLE better fits the '30s era in which the story takes place. Also Chaney is better cast as the hulking simpleton, making his character more believable.
Tootsie's got some decent perky waps, just like a pair of on the vine be-bop bazingas with a toucan! Very nice for sharing this masterpiece of cinematography.
6:06 This version just feels way too rushed -- I mean within just a couple of seconds, Curley's wife goes from inviting Lennie to touch her hair to straight to panic mode and freaks out...it just feels like she just starts overreacts within moments. The pacing in this scene is much better in the 1992 re-make.
crushsatan np man, i can see how you would think all kids think this way because of the majority, but yeah, there are definitely some of us who have a love for film
This is so sad. She was genuinely comfortable around him, and opened up to him. I never could get through the book, and I hate Steinbeck, but damn this hit me in the feulz.
This scene is the only one that I have found that truly is better than the remake. Curly's wife is well played and they laid out better why she was in the barn in the first place.
@YaserxD Yes, she is supposed to be sexier but this movie came out in 1939 and back in those days you weren't allowed to suggest or show too much in regards to sex.
No scientifically I can prove this version to be the better one, it's more authentic and genuine. Plus Lennie actually was a Lennie. John Malkovich in the newer version didn't look like a Lennie. He was too skinny and had small hands... Not Lennie at all, but lon chaney jr was actually a big guy who worked his dad's farm and had experience as a laborer.
Unfortunately, "Of Mice and Men" was overshadowed that year by "Gone with the Wind", "Wizard of Oz," and "Stagecoach." 1939--a great year for movies, huh?
@Zombie00Goddess after this George asked slim if that was something they could do but Slim said that would just be like locking him up in a cage and that's no good.
@Mattm1986 It wasn't just her hair getting messed up. He was roughing her hair up, and she wanted him to stop, him being Lennie, just pet her hair harder, and harder, then she got nervous and started squirming because he wouldn't let go. He grabbed her from her hair and lifted her off the ground. I think that's a perfectly reasonable reaction.
that' understandable. I watch many older films...the overacting does happen, but it's more of a method sometimes. But if you would have watched this film first, you'd like it better. As I do. Lon Chaney Jr.'s Lenny became one of the most famous characters in film history--many bugs bunny cartoons parodied this Lenny. I think most of the roles were well cast. Both films are classic, though.
I actually like this Lenny better than John Malkovich's portrayal. This one makes him seem like an innocent stupid like the book, the other movie makes him look like "duh deee duh doohh" stupid.
I'm surprised Betty Field didn't become more prominent. She had an edge that reminds me of Barbara Stanwyck. Mabe she wasn't doing to "do what it takes" 😉 to get ahead in Hollyweird.
i dont like it because lenny is not how i thougt he would be but it is always like that when you see the movie after you read the book but in 1992 i think lennie is played by a good carecter
I don't know. John Malkovich does a better job of Lennie's voice. It's high pitched to make it more childlike. This guy sounds like Fozzie Bear meshed with a six year old. Still, this was a first try, remember, and the book only came out two years before.
I really preferred Sherilyn Fenn from the 1992 version so much more as Curley's wife. Sherilyn was so much more sweet, beautiful, and sexy -- she also made it very easy to sympathize for her character. You really felt her loneliness and sadness, and it feels shocking when she dies. I know it is absolutely terrible to admit this and say it this way...but I really hated Betty Field's portrayal and didn't feel one bit sad when Lennie killed her...she played the character like such a loose and loud-mouth old skank, and you almost wanted Lennie to break her neck just shut her annoying mouth...like Lennie actually did Curley a favor.
That death escalated quickly lol
I think the actor who plays Lennie does a terrific job, but I'm a little confused as to why Curley's wife suddenly yells at Lennie when she was calm a couple of seconds before. I think that little part should have been slightly longer and it would've been perfect.
I feel they rushed the killing scene
yeah same
Agreed, it feels like Curley's wife gets upset way too quickly with Lennie "petting" her hair and she overreacts too soon to the situation. I believe the scene is much better done in the 1992 version.
I believe it is due to the fact that violence and stuff was extremely toned down in films back then making death scenes taken from books seem rushed
I LOVE Lon Chaney Jr.! That guy was amzing! I mean I think the other adaption with John Malkovich is also phenominal, but it's cool to see this guy in something before he became a horror icon. John is a great actor but in some movies it seems he just wants us to hear him rather than show as much emotion (although when he shows emotion he REALLY does). Lon was always great at being sympathetic though. Thanks a million for posting this. Classics are hard to find today.
Without question, lon Cheney jr gives his greatest performance in the role of Lennie. Famous for horror roles , he also showed what a fine actor he was is such films as High Noon, the Defiant Ones and I died a thousand times. Plus Aaron Copeland's brilliant score is memorable.
I like the 92 actors better, but Curleys wife's portrayal in this movie ie rouged lips, nasal voice etc more similar to her description in the book
What a superb actress Betty Field was! She was said never to repeat a characterisation.Just look at her Kay in Blues in the Night and her Daisy in The Great Gatsby.
no, anyone would have screamed in that situation.
I think both versions of the movie are pretty good. George in this version is a little mellower than George in the '92 version. Nonetheless, the acting in both versions was very well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) I got a real old copy of the book for Christmas some years back. Excellent novella and excellent movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Lon Chaney Jr. does this role PERFECTLY. I always cry when he gets shot And Burgess Meredith was an amazing George!
I dont agree with this version, because Curley's wife is given an name. In the book, her role, a woman in the 1930s, was not given a name, because women in the 1930s were not considered important, so the film takes the meaning out of her.
She doesn't have a name in the book, as she is more of a plot device than a character.
@@lockergr that's how women were treated in the 30s, which the film didn't want to portray.
he just likes to pet nice things like mice rabbits etc, the problem is he does not know his own strength so when he shook it (in reaction to being bit) he accidentally killed it
Lon Chaney Jr should have got an oscar for his amazing performance.
You're supposed to feel sorry for Lenny, but he kills just about everything he touches.
Yeah, the message author sends is that innocence can be deadly sometimes.
Just be careful around big stuff that's dumb
People or animals
You're social media. Your opinion is always gonna have a negative toxic spin to it.
@Donnie Brasco I'm stating a fact, you're the one being negative. How do "I" encompass everything on social media genius.
After reading the book i always imagined Lenny to be bigger than the actors who played him in this and the newer version.
I used to have a little friend, but she don't move no more.
This lennie and 92 are both good acting to me
We're reading this in English right now. Got 8 pages left and then we gonna watch the movie. So exited to know what happens at the end!
This 1939 movie excels above "92 remake in that the acting STYLE better fits the '30s era in which the story takes place. Also Chaney is better cast as the hulking simpleton, making his character more believable.
Tootsie's got some decent perky waps, just like a pair of on the vine be-bop bazingas with a toucan! Very nice for sharing this masterpiece of cinematography.
6:06 This version just feels way too rushed -- I mean within just a couple of seconds, Curley's wife goes from inviting Lennie to touch her hair to straight to panic mode and freaks out...it just feels like she just starts overreacts within moments. The pacing in this scene is much better in the 1992 re-make.
Great movie. This and Steinbeck's other story: The Grapes of Wrath. Black and white is perfect. Too bad kids can't appreciate it.
crushsatan I can aswell but yeah I can totally agree alot of these kids don't understand b and w movies
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Yeah I guess I should have said " a lot of kids."
crushsatan np man, i can see how you would think all kids think this way because of the majority, but yeah, there are definitely some of us who have a love for film
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very encouraging.
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if you haven't already I recommend you check out Midnight Cowboy, and the Bicycle Thief.
@YaserxD This movie came out in 1939. There was a lot you couldn't do in 1939.
This is so sad. She was genuinely comfortable around him, and opened up to him. I never could get through the book, and I hate Steinbeck, but damn this hit me in the feulz.
This scene is the only one that I have found that truly is better than the remake. Curly's wife is well played and they laid out better why she was in the barn in the first place.
But Lenny... my oh my, they had no idea how to properly cast/play out his kind of character back then.
@@lockergr ummm... You must mean the newer 1992 version they didn't cast Lennie right. John Malkovich was too skinny as Lennie.
i didnt know this story was so old
lenny is kinda different in the new version
A lot different. He lacks the size to play Lennie
Indeed it was. Another of my favorite movies was made that year, "Son of Frankenstein".
I cried so much when Lenny got shot :(
@YaserxD Yes, she is supposed to be sexier but this movie came out in 1939 and back in those days you weren't allowed to suggest or show too much in regards to sex.
this one is better than the newer one, i think
I wonder what Steinbeck thought about the movie
If someone gave a plushie (if they had one in the Depression) to Lennie, it could have been alright.
How Lon Chaney didn’t win an Oscar for this performance is a travesty!
whats pretty sick is there is no copyright for music and movies after 50 years XD , so sick i just found out LOOL
This guy is Lon Chaney Jr.,who was the original Wolfman.
i think the newer one is MUCH better. no offense to the people diggin in the oldies. LOL.
No scientifically I can prove this version to be the better one, it's more authentic and genuine. Plus Lennie actually was a Lennie. John Malkovich in the newer version didn't look like a Lennie. He was too skinny and had small hands... Not Lennie at all, but lon chaney jr was actually a big guy who worked his dad's farm and had experience as a laborer.
the scene is quite better done in 1992 version
Unfortunately, "Of Mice and Men" was overshadowed that year by "Gone with the Wind", "Wizard of Oz," and "Stagecoach." 1939--a great year for movies, huh?
I preferred the image of this in my mind when i read the book :/
The new version Lenny is way better.
6:48 he was smart enough to check her pulse
you spelled curly wrong its curley
@Zombie00Goddess after this George asked slim if that was something they could do but Slim said that would just be like locking him up in a cage and that's no good.
Such a good book but it makes me feel so terrible inside :(
@Mattm1986
It wasn't just her hair getting messed up.
He was roughing her hair up, and she wanted him to stop, him being Lennie, just pet her hair harder, and harder, then she got nervous and started squirming because he wouldn't let go.
He grabbed her from her hair and lifted her off the ground.
I think that's a perfectly reasonable reaction.
Yeah, they did a better job with that scene in the 1992 version.
movie actor talking about being a movie actor
I like the 1992 version of her death better.
@RedBandMagic02 Thank you for making that point.
playing her in my school play
that' understandable. I watch many older films...the overacting does happen, but it's more of a method sometimes. But if you would have watched this film first, you'd like it better. As I do. Lon Chaney Jr.'s Lenny became one of the most famous characters in film history--many bugs bunny cartoons parodied this Lenny. I think most of the roles were well cast. Both films are classic, though.
I thought her hair was like sausages!
im writting an english essay about this now! lol
Indeed he should have.
It is better. Although, for a remake, they did a good job on the new one. Usually when thery remake a classic movie, they butcher it.
George is mad that tootsie wanted to flap the jigglies at Lenny. Lenny got nervous and killed her. Ooops, no do-da with the tootsie.
haha just read this in school I imagined him having a really big head and a belly
oh well done!
6:30 for the good part. "George, I Dunnit Again!"
I actually like this Lenny better than John Malkovich's portrayal. This one makes him seem like an innocent stupid like the book, the other movie makes him look like "duh deee duh doohh" stupid.
I'm surprised Betty Field didn't become more prominent. She had an edge that reminds me of Barbara Stanwyck. Mabe she wasn't doing to "do what it takes" 😉 to get ahead in Hollyweird.
I'd say that Curly should have spent more time at the Y and keeping tootsie happy!
@Mattm1986 Wait. Never mind. This version is overdramatized.
It's different in the remake and the book.
How different Betty Field was in King's Row as Cassie.
This is the version. And I do love the 92 version, but this does more with less. Mind you, the orchestral soundtrack isn't suitable.
I like the Randy Qaid and Robert Blake version the best. Wish there were some clips of it on here.
Lennie is my favorite character iswear lol we reading this in English (y)
@Miseryinc. He shook her and the force broke her neck
did you read this book or...
I'd say that Curly should have spent more time at the Y and keeping tootsie happy! Stronger to back up his mouth!
they dont really say the ages in the book but i kinda pictured george to be around 39 and lennie younger
i dont like it because lenny is not how i thougt he would be but it is always like that when you see the movie after you read the book but in 1992 i think lennie is played by a good carecter
*_Curly Whirly....._*
im writing an english essay about this book next week!! need help! lol
do u still need help
Here's the original tootsie!
I don't know. John Malkovich does a better job of Lennie's voice. It's high pitched to make it more childlike. This guy sounds like Fozzie Bear meshed with a six year old. Still, this was a first try, remember, and the book only came out two years before.
@JacobLetsPlays she was petrified she wanted help she was trying to out smart him
Lenny?
@YaserxD Said nothing about spelling, but no problem.
@PulsatorX we just started it and my cousin told me the ending, ruined the darn story for me!
poor guy just wanted some hair XD
lennie looks a bit old i think but was good!
im doing of mice and men now. haha gota practise writin essay!
*dies in 0.3 seconds*
Lennie 's name is spelt wrong.
poor lennie. i love puppies too. very good movie. The book is better though
This is so weird and set up, doesn't look realistic, with obvious measures, and the talking was weird, over all the death escalated quick lol
its Lennie not Lenny
Rofl at 6:16
Ok den
Your obviously very smart yourself.
@BSWalkthroughs No he doesn't. xD
I still don't understand how he killed her. did he snap her neck? did he suffocate her?
her neck was snapped
Kanakalala🌺 makes sense, I guess.
Becky Terry that's what happened in the book. He was still holding her hair and when he shaked her to shut up, he accidently snapped her neck
@Tangomelon22 I'm a freshman now and tomorrow is our last day of reading this.....thanks hahah XD
I really preferred Sherilyn Fenn from the 1992 version so much more as Curley's wife. Sherilyn was so much more sweet, beautiful, and sexy -- she also made it very easy to sympathize for her character. You really felt her loneliness and sadness, and it feels shocking when she dies.
I know it is absolutely terrible to admit this and say it this way...but I really hated Betty Field's portrayal and didn't feel one bit sad when Lennie killed her...she played the character like such a loose and loud-mouth old skank, and you almost wanted Lennie to break her neck just shut her annoying mouth...like Lennie actually did Curley a favor.
Ah nope. Where are you coming from?
Curlys wife pisses me off...books have to end and all...but god damn this was a good book.
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she has curly hair
@3443bh Not any more she doesn't.
@stupastara No.
Not at all.
Jody Foster?..nah it can't be it's in black n white