as Lennie, Charles Bickford as Slim and Bob Steele as Curley. The film is also remarkable in its own right, with great direction, cinematography, a brilliant score by Aaron Copland (nominated for an Academy Award for Best Score in 1939), and great performances by Burgess Meredith as George Milton, Lon Chaney, Jr. There are many aspects of the play that are faithfully transferred to the screen – Steinbeck’s understanding and sympathy for the migrant workers’ plight, society’s callous treatment of the elderly, and discrimination against Blacks. John Steinbeck is unquestionably one of America’s most important authors and this film adaptation, superbly directed by Lewis Milestone, is regarded as the best of the three-film adaptation of his most famous play.
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