sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s and lon chaney jr. make an appearance on the tonight show with johnny carson . during the interview and johnny ask about the accuracy of this flick . lon reply and ( agree with johnny ) and close enough . johnny also ask about lon jr . favorite film role . lon ask and what do you think . johnny reply and i would think and of mouse and men . lon jr. reply and thank you . he be get along in year at this time . i would like to think that of mouse and men be his favorite role . my late father and who do not particularly care for actor and loved movie . he say that lon jr. be fantastic in the role of lenny . my dad saw it a a first run and back in the day .