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"”
Synopsis
Clay Spencer and his wife, Olivia, reside in a small town nestled deep in the mountains. When Clay is not spending time drinking with his friends or expressing his discontent with the town minister, he is working on constructing the house he has long promised to Olivia. He is delighted to learn that his eldest son is set to become the first member of the Spencer family to attend college, provided he can avoid the distractions of a local girl and secure the funds needed for tuition.
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Edited by David WagesShot by Charles Lawton JrScored by Max Steiner
Also known as
- Sommer der Erwartungde
- Fiebre en la sangrees
- La Montagne des neuf Spencerfr
- Quella nostra estateit
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Cast & Crew
16 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Henry Fonda
as Clay Spencer
Maureen O Hara
as Olivia Spencer
James Macarthur
as Clayboy Spencer
Maureen O Hara Nm0000058
as Olivia Spencer
Donald Crisp
as Grandpa Zubulon Spencer
Wally Cox
as Preacher Clyde Goodman
Mimsy Farmer
as Claris Coleman
Virginia Gregg
as Miss Parker
Lillian Bronson
as Grandma Spencer
Whit Bissell
as Dr. Campbell
Hayden Rorke
as Colonel Coleman
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1Other crew
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