Part of Book to Film Club Itinerant worker George reflects on the time he spent traveling with Lennie, a huge childlike man. The two men drift through California during the Great Depression, looking for work. After they find jobs on...Dir: Gary Sinise
Cast: John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston
111mins 1992 US PG English
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Part of Book to Film Club In the Salinas Valley of California, young Tom Tiflin lives on his family's ranch with his parents, Fred and Alice, who are constantly at odds, and with his rambling grandfather. Capturing Tom's admiration, however, is...Dir: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern
91mins 1949 US PG English
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Part of Book to Film Club An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression. If you would...Dir: John Ford
Cast: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine
129mins 1940 US PG English
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Part of Book to Film Club In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from...Dir: Elia Kazan
Cast: James Dean, Raymond Massey, Julie Harris
115mins 1955 US PG English
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