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"
1963 | 118m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Delmer Daves |
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| Writer: | Earl Hamner, Jr., Delmer Daves |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 16, 1963 |
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| Director: | Delmer Daves |
| Writer: | Earl Hamner, Jr., Delmer Daves |
| Genres: | Family, Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, wyoming, usa, mountain, rocky mountains, leaving one's family, big family, church service, family, leaving home, desire to have children, family values, quarry, overprotective mother, value of education, traditional values, conservative values, tuition |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Henry Fonda | Clay Spencer |
| Maureen O'Hara | Olivia Spencer |
| James MacArthur | Clayboy Spencer |
| Donald Crisp | Grandpa Spencer |
| Wally Cox | Preacher Goodman |
| Mimsy Farmer | Claris Coleman |
| Virginia Gregg | Miss Parker |
| Lillian Bronson | Grandma Spencer |
| Whit Bissell | Dr. Campbell |
| Hayden Rorke | Colonel Coleman |
| Kathy Bennett | Minnie-Cora Cook |
| Dub Taylor | Percy Cook |
| Hope Summers | Mother Ida |
| Ken Mayer | Mr. John |
| Rusty Lane | University Dean (uncredited) |
| Barbara McNair | Graduation Singer (uncredited) |
| Kym Karath | Pattie-Cake Spencer (uncredited) |
| Victor French | Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
| Med Flory | Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
| Michael Greene | Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
| Mike Henry | Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
| Larry D. Mann | Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
| James O'Hara | Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
| Ray Savage | Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
| Bronwyn FitzSimons | Dean's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Veronica Cartwright | Becky Spencer (uncredited) |
| William Breen | Mountain Boy (uncredited) |
| Michele Daves | Donnie Spencer (uncredited) |
| Martin Eric | Odell Harper (uncredited) |
| Robert "Buzz" Henry | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
| Rory Mallinson | Cop (uncredited) |
| Guy Wilkerson | Slim Temple (uncredited) |
| Gary Young | Mat Spencer (uncredited) |
| Michael Young | Mark Spencer (uncredited) |
| Ricky Young | Luke Spencer (uncredited) |
| Rocky Young | John Spencer (uncredited) |
| Susan Young | Shirley Spencer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Earl Hamner, Jr. | Novel |
| Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Carl Anderson | Art Direction |
| Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Jean Burt Reilly | Hairstylist |
| Gil Kissel | Assistant Director |
| William F. Sheehan | Assistant Director |
| M.A. Merrick | Sound |
| Wellington Honn | Special Effects |
| David Wages | Editor |
| Ralph S. Hurst | Set Decoration |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| James R. Barker | Makeup Artist |
| Phil Rawlins | Assistant Director |
| Monte Masters | Assistant Director |
| Weldon H. Patterson | Props |
| Russell Ashley | Sound Recordist |
| Lucille House | Stunts |
| Delmer Daves | Writer, Director |
| Robert Totten | Second Unit Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Delmer Daves | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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