John Steinbeck Collection ( Of Mice and Men / The Forgotten Village / Tortilla Flat / The Pearl / The Red Pony / Cannery Row )

John Steinbeck Collection (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Original Title: Of Mice and Men / The Forgotten Village / Tortilla Flat / The Pearl / The Red Pony / Cannery Row
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
559 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1939-1982 and produced in:
Mexico ( Latin America, Mexico )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Lewis Milestone
Herbert Kline
Alexander Hammid
Victor Fleming
Emilio Fernández
David S. Ward

Written By:
John Steinbeck
Eugene Solow

John Lee Mahin
Benjamin Glazer
Paul Osborn
Emilio Fernández
Jack Wagner
David S. Ward
William Graham

Actors:
Burgess Meredith ..... George Milton
Betty Field ..... Mae Jackson
Lon Chaney Jr. ..... Lennie Small
Charles Bickford ..... Slim
Roman Bohnen ..... Candy
Bob Steele ..... Curley Jackson
Noah Beery Jr. ..... Whit
Oscar O'Shea ..... Jackson
Granville Bates ..... Carlson
Leigh Whipper ..... Crooks
Helen Lynd ..... Susie
Henny Backus ..... Girl
Silver Tip Baker ..... Old Hand
John Beach ..... Ranch Hand
Baldwin Cooke ..... Ranch Hand
Burgess Meredith ..... Narrator
Spencer Tracy ..... Pilon
Hedy Lamarr ..... Dolores Sweets Ramirez
John Garfield ..... Danny
Frank Morgan ..... The Pirate
Akim Tamiroff ..... Pablo
Sheldon Leonard ..... Tito Ralph
John Qualen ..... Jose Maria Corcoran
Donald Meek ..... Paul D. Cummings
Connie Gilchrist ..... Mrs. Torrelli
Allen Jenkins ..... Portagee Joe
Henry O'Neill ..... Father Ramon
Mercedes Ruffino ..... Mrs. Marellis
Nina Campana ..... Señora Teresina
Arthur Space ..... Mr. Brown
Pedro Armendáriz ..... Quino
María Elena Marqués ..... Juana
Fernando Wagner ..... Dealer 1
Gilberto González ..... Aid 1
Charles Rooner ..... Doctor
Juan García ..... Aid 2
Alfonso Bedoya ..... Godfather
Raúl Lechuga ..... Dealer 2
Max Langler ..... Peasant
Luz Alba ..... Juanita
Richard Anderson
Guillermo Calles
Maria Elena Cuadros
Columba Domínguez
Andrés Huesca
Myrna Loy ..... Alice Tiflin
Robert Mitchum ..... Billy Buck
Louis Calhern ..... Grandfather
Shepperd Strudwick ..... Mr. Fred Tiflin
Peter Miles ..... Tom
Margaret Hamilton ..... Teacher
Melinda Byron ..... Jinx Ingals
Jackie Jackson ..... Jackie
Beau Bridges ..... Beau
Don Reynolds ..... Little Brown Jug
Nino Tempo ..... Nino
Tommy Sheridan ..... Dale
Eddie Borden ..... Circus Performer
Dolores Castle ..... Gert
William 'Wee Willie' Davis ..... Truck Driver
Nick Nolte ..... Doc
Debra Winger ..... Suzy DeSoto
Audra Lindley ..... Fauna Flood
Frank McRae ..... Hazel
M. Emmet Walsh ..... Mack
Tom Mahoney ..... Hughie
John Malloy ..... Jones
James Keane ..... Eddie
Sunshine Parker ..... The Seer
Santos Morales ..... Joseph and Mary
John Huston ..... Narrator
Ellen Blake ..... Wisteria
Sharon Ernster ..... Agnes
Kathleen Doyle ..... Violet
Mary Margaret Amato ..... Lola

Synopsis:

Of Mice and Men: George Milton and Lennie Small are migrant workers in the 1930s Depression. Lennie is mentally disabled and George looks after him. While working as hands on a Western ranch, they dream of owning their own ranch and the opportunity may be available. Their current ranch is owned by a sadistic man who has a flirtatious wife. The Forgotten Village: A sociological study of the people, of a small pueblo in Santiago, in the remote mountains of Mexico, who have not caught up with modern civilization, as reflected in the life of a young boy, Juan Diego, and his family. A protest against the government and religion that keeps the peasants poor, uneducated and rooted to superstition and poverty. Tortilla Flat: Danny inherits two houses so Pilon and his lazy, impoverished friends move in. One of them, Pirate, is saving money which Pilon hopes to steal till he learns it is being saved to buy a gold candlestick for St. Francis. When one of the houses burns down and Danny is hurt fighting, Pilon makes an effort to make life better for his friend. The Pearl: Quino is a Mexican diver who discovers a pearl at the bottom of the sea. He and his wife Juana, and their son have just taken possession of a pearl that is worth thousands. Everyday people try to get in on the cash, even Pearl Dealers try to rip them off. When Quino is attacked one day, he kills his attackers in self defence. His brother suggests their only hope is to leave the village. But on their journey to give their son an education they never had, someone may just do anything to prevent it. The Red Pony: In the coast range mountains on the western edge of the Salinas Valley is a ranch where Tom, a lad of about ten, longs for a pony. He lives with his mom, who was born there, her dad, a talkative pioneer who misses the old West, Tom's dad Fred Tiflin, who comes from the city and after years on the ranch doesn't feel at home there, and Billy, their trusted hand, a real cowboy. While Fred has to sort out whether he wants to stay a rancher and come to terms with his son being closer to Billy than to himself, Tom gets a pony and learns directly about responsibility and loss. What lessons can each learn, and are tragedy and hard choices all that life offers? Are laughter and joy anywhere? Cannery Row: Monterey, California in the 1940's. Cannery Row - the section of town where the now closed fish canneries are located - is inhabited primarily by the down and out, although many would not move away even if they could. Probably the most upstanding citizen in the area is Doc, a marine biologist who earns a living primarily by collecting and selling marine specimens for research. He is a lost soul who is looking for his place in life. He is running away from his past, one where he is trying to make amends for what he considers a past wrong. But his current life isn't totally satisfying either. He believes that his recent collection of eight baby octopi will help him define that future in conducting research on their behavior. However, he is finding that research is not as easy as he had hoped, and that he is still feeling restless. Into the area comes drifter Suzy DeSoto. She too is a lost soul. With few job skills, she gets a job as what she calls a floozy in the local whorehouse, despite her openly headstrong demeanor not making her well suited to the work. Doc and Suzy are immediately attracted to each other, but theirs is a clash of personalities, despite each truly liking the other. The other residents of Cannery Row do their part for a Doc/Suzy coupling, not always with successful results. Doc and Suzy will first have to find their own lot in life before they can commit to someone else, be it the other or anyone else.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 03 January, 2023.