seven year ago and when i be in high school and i be assign to read and study john steinbeck 1937 novella and of mouse and men and in my english class and and it no surprise that i still remember it clearly now and a it not a story to forget . shortly after read the book and we be show the 1992 film adaptation in that class . i first hear about this much early adaptation of the book around that time and but it take me seven year to finally get around to watch it and even though i have be intend to watch it for quite a while by the time i do . i know this version be widely praise and which give me fairly high expectation . it may not have fully meet these expectation and but if not and at least it come very close and and i would say it just as memorable a the book . in the 1930 great depression era and george milton and lennie small be two migrant ranch worker in california who dream of have their own place someday . lennie be big and strong and but he be also mentally handicapped and and george have to look after him . he mean well and but often get into trouble and do thing he doesn not realize be wrong and and george be always the one who have to get him out of it . after leave town to escape from a mob start by lennie feel a woman dress and the two of them soon get job on another ranch . here and their co worker include candy and an elderly man who would not likely be able to work on the ranch for much long and and crook and a crippled black man who face discrimination because of his race in this era . the ranch owner son be curley and a belligerent young man who hat lennie from the moment he first see him and and have a lonely wife name mae and whom he tend to neglect and but doesn not want any other men to have anything to do with her and be the jealous type . the cast really help carry this film and include the two co star and burgess meredith a george and lon chaney jr. ( the son of the man of a thousand face and lon chaney ) a lennie . both of these actor fit their role well and and be both memorable . chaney portrayal of a mentally handicapped character may not be flawless and but it still good . most of the other cast member performance also stand out and and it help that they be clearly give a good script . there be time when the score doesn not fit the scene very well and and there may be certain other slight flaw and but they be far from enough to ruin the movie . in addition to the acting and script and there be a number of very interesting character and several of whom one can easily sympathize with and and some very well craft heartbreaking scene and start with candy lose his dog . the score in these scene do fit them well . this adaptation of steinbeck novella be also very nicely film . this first ever film adaptation of a john steinbeck story be not perfect and but overall and it still very good and and very faithful to the book . it do take some liberty and such a give curley wife a name and and they obviously leave out some detail and but the difference be minor and at least for the most part . anyone who have read the book know that of mouse and men be not a cheerful story . it a tragic drama set in a tragic era and and this movie be much the same a the book and so keep that in mind if youre planning to watch it . if youre an emotional kind of person and you could easily find tear in your eye at time and and if youre not and you could still at least come close to tear . if you have read the book and be impress with it and and or or you like dramas from the classic era in general and i really think this 1939 screen adaptation be worth check out .