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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 1339 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.
[[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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* ''[[Of Mice and Squid]]''
* ''[[Scannery Row]]''
* ''[[Sweeney Vince]]''
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* ''[[We Need to Talk About Ezra]]''


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1545793565565091840 Post] @ Twitter (9 July 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1525278706226413570 Post] @ Twitter (13 May 2022)


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Mice_and_Men_(1939_film) Of Mice and Men (1939 film)] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Mice_and_Men_(1939_film) Of Mice and Men (1939 film)] @ Wikipedia
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_(character) Penguin (character)] @ Wikipedia
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t91ecmMnG18 OF MICE AND MEN 1939 Faux Trailer] @ YouTube
* [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
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxqz9JqXdJU Batman 1966 Penguin Best Moments Part 1] @ YouTube


=== 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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Latest revision as of 08:41, 16 May 2024

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.

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  • Tell me about the Penguin, George.

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Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

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  • Post @ Twitter (18 December 2022)
  • Post @ Twitter (9 July 2022)
  • Post @ Twitter (13 May 2022)