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"
1963-05-16 | 118 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Henry FondaClay Spencer
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Maureen O'HaraOlivia Spencer
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James MacArthurClayboy Spencer
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Donald CrispGrandpa Spencer
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Wally CoxPreacher Goodman
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Mimsy FarmerClaris Coleman
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Virginia GreggMiss Parker
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Lillian BronsonGrandma Spencer
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Whit BissellDr. Campbell
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Hayden RorkeColonel Coleman
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Dub TaylorPercy Cook
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Veronica CartwrightBecky Spencer
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Hope SummersMother Ida
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Ken MayerMr. John
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Barbara McNairGraduation Singer
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Kym KarathPattie-Cake Spencer
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Victor FrenchSpencer Brother
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Med FlorySpencer Brother
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