"An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America."
Burgess Meredith
as George
Betty Field
as Mae
Lon Chaney Jr.
as Lennie
Charles Bickford
as Slim
Roman Bohnen
as Candy
Bob Steele
as Curley
Noah Beery Jr.
as Whit
Oscar O'Shea
as Jackson
Granville Bates
as Carlson
Leigh Whipper
as Crooks
Helen Lynd
as Susie
Silver Tip Baker
as Old Hand (uncredited)
John Beach
as Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Baldwin Cooke
Whitney De Rahm
Jack Lawrence
Eddie Dunn
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Henriette Kay
as Girl (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
as Second Girl (uncredited)
Carl Pitti
Charles Watt
Henny Backus
as
Lewis Milestone
Director
John Steinbeck
Novel
Eugene Solow
Screenplay
Aaron Copland
Original Music Composer
Ernie Young
Makeup Artist
Harry Black
Wardrobe Supervisor
Producer
Frank Ross
Associate Producer
Norbert Brodine
Director of Photography
Bert Jordan
Editor
Nicolai Remisoff
Art Direction