Spencer's Mountain

Spencer's Mountain

1963 · 118 min · EN · NR · 6.6 (34 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"

DramaComedy

Clay Spencer is a hard-working man who loves his wife and large family. He is respected by his neighbors and always ready to give them a helping hand. Although not a churchgoer, he even helps a newly arrived local minister regain his flock after he and Clay get into a bit of trouble. If he has one dream in life it's to build his wife Olivia a beautiful house on a piece of land he inherited on Spender's mountain. When his eldest son, Clayboy, graduates at the top of his high school class and has the opportunity to go to college, Clay has only one option left to him.

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
wyomingusabased on novel or bookmountainrocky mountainsleaving one's familybig familychurch servicefamilyleaving homedesire to have childrenfamily valuesquarryoverprotective mothervalue of educationgrand tetontraditional valuesconservative values
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