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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"

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  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Family

Overview

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.

Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • usa
  • mountain
  • family
  • leaving one's family
  • wyoming
  • big family
  • church service
  • rocky mountains
  • leaving home
  • desire to have children
  • conservative values
  • quarry
  • family values
  • overprotective mother
  • traditional values
  • value of education
  • grand teton
  • tuition
  • wyoming, usa

Details

Status
Released
Release date
May 16, 1963
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Director
Delmer Daves
Producer
Delmer Daves
Cinematography
Charles Lawton Jr.
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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