Spencer's Mountain (1963)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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"

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.

• Released: 1963-05-16
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 42 votes

Directed by Delmer Daves.

Top cast

• Henry Fonda as Clay Spencer
• Maureen O'Hara as Olivia Spencer
• James MacArthur as Clayboy Spencer
• Donald Crisp as Grandpa Spencer
• Wally Cox as Preacher 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Spencer's Mountain

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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