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Spencer's Mountain

Spencer's Mountain

Clayboy's schoolteacher impresses upon Clayboy the following phrase, "The world steps aside to let a man pass, if he knows where he is going"

19636.71h 58m

Overview

Clay Spencer and his wife, Olivia, live in a small town deep in the mountains. When Clay isn't busy drinking with his buddies or railing against the town minister, he's building the house he's always promised Olivia. He is overjoyed when he learns his eldest son will be the first Spencer to attend college, if he can resist the charms of a pretty local girl and rustle up the money for tuition.

Directed by Delmer Daves
Written by Delmer Daves, Earl Hamner, Jr.
Produced by Delmer Daves
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Top Cast

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Clay Spencer

Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Olivia Spencer

James MacArthur

James MacArthur

Clayboy Spencer

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Grandpa Spencer

Wally Cox

Wally Cox

Preacher Goodman

Mimsy Farmer

Mimsy Farmer

Claris Coleman

Virginia Gregg

Virginia Gregg

Miss Parker

Lillian Bronson

Lillian Bronson

Grandma Spencer

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Dr. Campbell

Hayden Rorke

Hayden Rorke

Colonel Coleman

Themes & Keywords

wyoming, usabased on novel or bookmountainrocky mountainsleaving one's familybig familychurch servicefamilyleaving homedesire to have childrenfamily valuesquarryoverprotective mothervalue of educationtraditional valuesconservative valuestuition

About Spencer's Mountain

Spencer's Mountain is a drama, family film released in 1963 exploring themes of wyoming, usa, based on novel or book, mountain, rocky mountains, leaving one's family, big family. Directed by Delmer Daves, it stars Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James MacArthur. Clay Spencer and his wife, Olivia, live in a small town deep in the mountains. When Clay isn't busy drinking with his buddies or railing against the town minister, he's building the house he's always promised Olivia. He is overjoyed when he learns his eldest son will be the first Spencer to attend college, if he can resist the charms of a pretty local girl and rustle up the money for tuition.

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