Of Mice and Men

1939 · directed by Lewis Milestone

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.

Of Mice and Men (1939), directed by Lewis Milestone, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Burgess Meredith
• Lon Chaney Jr.
• Betty Field
• Charles Bickford
• Roman Bohnen
• Bob Steele
• Noah Beery Jr.
• Oscar O'Shea
• Granville Bates
• Leigh Whipper

Crew

• Norbert Brodine — Director of Photography
• Bert Jordan — Editor
• Aaron Copland — Original Music Composer
• Eugene Solow — Screenplay

More from Lewis Milestone

1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) — 98/100 · hit
2. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) — 84/100 · hit
3. Rain (1932) — 77/100
4. Pork Chop Hill (1959) — 76/100
5. The Front Page (1931) — 72/100
6. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) — 67/100

How these numbers work: Methodology