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[[File:Of Mice and Penguins.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''''Of Mice and Penguins'''''.]]'''''Of Mice and Penguins''''' is a | [[File:Of Mice and Penguins.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''''Of Mice and Penguins'''''.]]'''''Of Mice and Penguins''''' is a 1939 American superhero film about two men, George (Burgess Meredith) and his mentally-challenged partner Lennie (Lon Chaney Jr.), trying to survive during the dustbowl of the 1930s and pursuing a dream of running their own crime gang instead of always working for the Joker. | ||
It is based on the novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. | It is based on the novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. | ||
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File:Harkonnen (film).jpg|link=Harkonnen|'''''[[Harkonnen]]''''' is a science fiction heist film starring Burgess Meredith as a ruthless interplanetary crime boss. | |||
File:Scannery Row.jpg|link=Scannery Row|'''''[[Scannery Row]]''''' is a science fiction horror-romance film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Nick Nolte and Debra Winger. | |||
File:Of Mice and Squid.jpg|link=Of Mice and Squid|'''''[[Of Mice and Squid]]''''' is a 1939 South Korean survival drama television series about two men, George (Burgess Meredith) and his mentally-challenged partner Lennie (Lon Chaney Jr.), trying to survive a contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial hardship, risk their lives to play a series of deadly children's games for the chance to win an enormous cash prize. | |||
File:Sweeney Vince.jpg|link=Sweeney Vince|'''''[[Sweeney Vince]]''''' is a 2007 American revisionist biography musical thriller film loosely based on the life of Vincent van Gogh. | File:Sweeney Vince.jpg|link=Sweeney Vince|'''''[[Sweeney Vince]]''''' is a 2007 American revisionist biography musical thriller film loosely based on the life of Vincent van Gogh. | ||
File:We Need to Talk About Ezra.jpg|link=We Need to Talk About Ezra|'''''[[We Need to Talk About Ezra]]''''' is a 2022 superhero psychological thriller film about a mother (Tilda Swinton) struggling to come to terms with her psychopathic son the Joker (Ezra Miller) and the horrors he has committed. | |||
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* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* ''[[Harkonnen]]'' | |||
* ''[[Of Mice and Men 2]]'' | |||
* ''[[Of Mice and Squid]]'' | |||
* ''[[Scannery Row]]'' | |||
* ''[[Sweeney Vince]]'' | * ''[[Sweeney Vince]]'' | ||
* ''[[We Need to Talk About Ezra]]'' | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Mice_and_Men_(1939_film) Of Mice and Men (1939 film)] @ Wikipedia | ||
* [https:// | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_(character) Penguin (character)] @ Wikipedia | ||
* [https:// | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t91ecmMnG18 OF MICE AND MEN 1939 Faux Trailer] @ YouTube | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxqz9JqXdJU Batman 1966 Penguin Best Moments Part 1] @ YouTube | |||
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=== Social media === | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1604504741622550532 Post] @ Twitter (18 December 2022) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1545793565565091840 Post] @ Twitter (9 July 2022) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1525278706226413570 Post] @ Twitter (13 May 2022) | |||
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[[Category:Batman (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Batman (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Burgess Meredith (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Burgess Meredith (nonfiction)]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:41, 16 May 2024
Of Mice and Penguins is a 1939 American superhero film about two men, George (Burgess Meredith) and his mentally-challenged partner Lennie (Lon Chaney Jr.), trying to survive during the dustbowl of the 1930s and pursuing a dream of running their own crime gang instead of always working for the Joker.
It is based on the novel of the same name by John Steinbeck.
Taglines
- Tell me about the Penguin, George.
In the News
Harkonnen is a science fiction heist film starring Burgess Meredith as a ruthless interplanetary crime boss.
Scannery Row is a science fiction horror-romance film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Nick Nolte and Debra Winger.
Of Mice and Squid is a 1939 South Korean survival drama television series about two men, George (Burgess Meredith) and his mentally-challenged partner Lennie (Lon Chaney Jr.), trying to survive a contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial hardship, risk their lives to play a series of deadly children's games for the chance to win an enormous cash prize.
Sweeney Vince is a 2007 American revisionist biography musical thriller film loosely based on the life of Vincent van Gogh.
We Need to Talk About Ezra is a 2022 superhero psychological thriller film about a mother (Tilda Swinton) struggling to come to terms with her psychopathic son the Joker (Ezra Miller) and the horrors he has committed.
Fiction cross-reference
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Harkonnen
- Of Mice and Men 2
- Of Mice and Squid
- Scannery Row
- Sweeney Vince
- We Need to Talk About Ezra
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Of Mice and Men (1939 film) @ Wikipedia
- Penguin (character) @ Wikipedia
- OF MICE AND MEN 1939 Faux Trailer @ YouTube
- Batman 1966 Penguin Best Moments Part 1 @ YouTube
Social media
- Fiction (nonfiction)
- Films
- Batman (nonfiction)
- Burgess Meredith (nonfiction)
- 1930s (nonfiction)
- 1939 (nonfiction)
- Noah Beery Jr. (nonfiction)
- Charles Bickford (nonfiction)
- Lon Chaney Jr. (nonfiction)
- Aaron Copland (nonfiction)
- Betty Field (nonfiction)
- Films (nonfiction)
- Lewis Milestone (nonfiction)
- Of Mice and Men (nonfiction)
- Eugene Solow (nonfiction)
- John Steinbeck (nonfiction)