Of Mice and Men (1939)

USA, 97 min
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Basic facts

Original title Of Mice and Men
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1940-10-09

Cast

Burgess Meredith
George

Betty Field
Mae

Lon Chaney Jr.
Lennie

Charles Bickford
Slim

Roman Bohnen
Candy

Bob Steele
Curley

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Titles

Original title
  • Of Mice and Men
Swedish release title
  • Möss och människor
Distribution title
  • La fuerza bruta (Argentina/Spanien)
  • As mãos e a morte (Portugal)
  • Des souris et des hommes (Frankrike)
  • Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (Finland)
  • Mus og mænd (Danmark)
  • Om mus og menn (Norge)
  • Von Mäusen und Menschen (Västtyskland)
  • Egerek és emberek (Ungern)
  • Uomini e topi (Italien)
  • Myszy i ludzie (Polen)
  • О мышах и людях (Ryssland)
  • Fareler ve insanlar (Turkiet)
  • 廿日鼠と人間 (Japan)
Re-release title
  • Mänskligt villebråd

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Special Effects
Associate Producer
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Conductor
Orchestration
Set Decorator
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Other Crew
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Cast

Burgess Meredith George
Betty Field Mae
Lon Chaney Jr. Lennie
Charles Bickford Slim
Roman Bohnen Candy
Bob Steele Curley
Noah Beery Jr. Whit
Oscar O'Shea Jackson
Granville Bates Carlson
Leigh Whipper Crooks
Helen Lynd Susie
- Ej krediterade:
Leona Roberts tant Clara
Barbara Pepper andra flickan
Henriette Kaye tredje flickan
Eddie Dunn bussföraren
Howard M. Mitchell sheriff
Whitney De Rhan rancharbetare
Baldwin Cooke (as Baldy Cooke) rancharbetare
Charles Watt rancharbetare
Jack Lawrence rancharbetare
Carl Pitti rancharbetare
Silver Tip Baker gammal arbetare

Companies

Production Company Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Lewis Milestone Productions Inc.
Copyright United Artists Corporation 1940-02-02 LP9395
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB 1940
AB Kungsfilm 1947

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 61623
Date 1947-05-10
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2670 meters
Censored length 2665 meters
Notes Granskningskopian: 98 minuter. Visningskopior efter censurklipp: 97 minuter.


Censorship number 61623
Date 1940-08
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2945 meters
Censored length 2940 meters
Notes Granskningskopian: 108 minuter. Visningskopior efter censurklipp: 107 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 97 min
Dialogue
  • English
Textad
  • Swedish


Original work

Original title Of Mice and Men (Novel)
Author John Steinbeck


Original title Of Mice and Men (Play)
Author John Steinbeck


Production location

1939-08 1939
Agoura Hills, Kalifornien USA
Monterey Peninsula, Kalifornien USA
San Luis Obispo, Kalifornien USA
Santa Monica Mountains, Kalifornien USA
William Randolph Hearst Ranch San Simeon, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1939-12-24 New York City, New York USA 106 min
Release in Sweden 1940-10-09 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 107 min
TV showing 1959-01-29 TV Sweden

Related films

Brother Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) Of Mice and Men (1939)

Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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