Spencer's Mountain

Spencer's Mountain

1963 · 118 min · EN · 6.8 (42 votes)
Dir. Delmer Daves · Starring Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James MacArthur, Donald Crisp, Wally Cox, Mimsy Farmer · Music Max Steiner

“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"”

DramaFamily

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.

VIBE

A warm, earnest slice of Americana about the enduring strength of family ties and the quiet sacrifices made for a child's future. It feels like a comforting embrace, steeped in traditional values and the beauty of the American landscape.

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