know that lon chaney jr. play the wolf man and that burgess meredith play penguin on the old batman tv series ( plus rocky trainer ) and it might seem hard to imagine them co star in a serious movie . but of mouse and men come out very well do . in this adaptation of john steinbeck novel and the two actor bring to life the retarded lennie small and the self stand george milton and respectively . on the farm where they get hire and one can easily see the hierarchy inherent in society represent the worker force to do the most degrading labor while the african american ostracize from everyone else while the chinese servant while and the woman ( betty field ) forbidden from have her own life . in the midst of everything and george have to look after lennie and who prove very dangerous to himself and others . so and this be definitely a movie that i recommend . even if betty field performance come across a mildly silly and that doesn not dampen the movie . very well do .