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Spencer's Mountain

Play trailer Poster for Spencer's Mountain 1963,  1h 59m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 80% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 66% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 66% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Clay Spencer (Henry Fonda) and his wife, Olivia (Maureen O'Hara), live in a small town deep in the mountains. When Clay isn't busy drinking with his buddies or railing against the town minister (Wally Cox), he's building the house he's always promised Olivia. He is overjoyed when he learns his eldest son (James MacArthur) will be the first Spencer to attend college, if he can resist the charms of a pretty local girl (Mimsy Farmer) and rustle up the money for tuition.

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Judith Crist New York Herald Tribune Aug 15, 2022
Spencer's Mountain [is] outstanding for its smirking sexuality, its glorification of the vulgar, its patronizing tone toward the humble, its mealymouthed piety. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Mar 2, 2008
4/5
Basis for "Waltons" TV series with great scenery, family drama and comedy...and Henry Fonda. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 27, 2005
3/5
Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press Nov 20, 2003
This is a grab bag full of sure fire entertainment situations -- laughs, sentiment, tears, puppy love and the great outdoors. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Delmer Daves

Director

Henry Fonda

Clay Spencer

Maureen O'Hara

Olivia Spencer

James MacArthur

Clayboy Spencer

Donald Crisp

Grandpa Spencer

Wally Cox

Preacher Goodman

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Spencer's Mountain

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Movie Info

Synopsis Clay Spencer (Henry Fonda) and his wife, Olivia (Maureen O'Hara), live in a small town deep in the mountains. When Clay isn't busy drinking with his buddies or railing against the town minister (Wally Cox), he's building the house he's always promised Olivia. He is overjoyed when he learns his eldest son (James MacArthur) will be the first Spencer to attend college, if he can resist the charms of a pretty local girl (Mimsy Farmer) and rustle up the money for tuition.
Director
Delmer Daves
Producer
Delmer Daves
Screenwriter
Delmer Daves
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 16, 1963, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 59m
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