Editing Of Mice and Men (1939 film) (section)

==Reception==

===Critical response===
When the film was first released, [[Frank Nugent|Frank S. Nugent]], the film critic of ''[[The New York Times]]'', praised the film and the acting, writing "...New York, unless we have miscalculated again, will endorse its film version, at the Roxy, as heartily as it has endorsed [[The Grapes of Wrath (film)|the film of the Joads]]. The pictures have little in common as narrative, but they have much in common as art; the same deft handling of their material, the same understanding of people, the same ability to focus interest sharply and reward it with honest craftsmanship and skill... No small share of that credit belongs to the men and the one young woman Hal Roach has recruited for his production. Miss Field has added stature to the role of the foreman's wife by relieving her of the play's box-office-conscious order that she behave like a hoyden."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1940/02/17/archives/the-screen-hal-roach-presents-a-splendid-film-version-of-john.html |title=THE SCREEN; Hal Roach Presents a Splendid Film Version of John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men' at the Roxy |last=Nugent |first=Frank S. |work=The New York Times |date= February 17, 1940 |access-date=February 12, 2011}}</ref>

The staff at ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine also reviewed the film favorably, writing "Under skillful directorial guidance of Lewis Milestone, the picture retains all of the forceful and poignant drama of John Steinbeck's original play and novel, in presenting the strange palship and eventual tragedy of the two California ranch itinerants. In transferring the story to the screen, the scripter Eugene Solow eliminated the strong language and forthright profanity. Despite this requirement for the [[Motion Picture Production Code|Hays Code]], Solow and Milestone retain all of the virility of the piece in its original form."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/1938/film/reviews/of-mice-and-men-1200412014/ |website=Variety |title=Of Mice and Men |date=December 31, 1938 |access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>

The film received positive reviews, earning a [[List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|100% score]] on the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 15 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1083121-of_mice_and_men/ |title=Of Mice and Men |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref>

===Accolades===
It was nominated for four [[Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound Recording]] ([[Elmer A. Raguse]]), Best Musical Scoring and [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]].<ref name="Oscars1940">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1940 |title=The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 17, 2013 |work=oscars.org}}</ref>
It was on a preliminary list of submissions from the studios for an Academy Award for Cinematography (Black-and-White) but was not nominated.<ref>{{cite web|title=Academy Awards database: 12th award show search results |website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url=https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/search/getresults?query=%7B%22FilmTitle%22%3A%22%2A%22%2C%22Sort%22%3A%222-Film%20Title-Alpha%22%2C%22AwardShowNumberFrom%22%3A12%2C%22AwardShowNumberTo%22%3A0%2C%22Search%22%3A30%7D}}</ref>

The film is recognized by [[American Film Institute]] in these lists:
* [[AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores]] – Nominated<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/scores250.pdf |title= 100 Years of Film Scores (Nominees) |website=American Film Institute |access-date=2022-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313150632/http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/scores250.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>