Spencer's Mountain

1963
Approved
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

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Grand Teton quarryman and family patriarch carefully navigates issues of religion and education in order to eke out a brighter future for his family.Grand Teton quarryman and family patriarch carefully navigates issues of religion and education in order to eke out a brighter future for his family.Grand Teton quarryman and family patriarch carefully navigates issues of religion and education in order to eke out a brighter future for his family.

Director
- Delmer Daves
Writers
- Delmer Daves
- Earl Hamner Jr.
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Delmer Daves
Writers
- Delmer Daves
- Earl Hamner Jr.
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
In their book "How Underdog Was Born...", W. Watts Biggers and Chad Strover reveal that seeing Wally Cox's performance in this movie inspired them to ask him to voice their newly created character, Underdog.

Goofs
When Clay Spencer is driving to the university he's in what looks like a 1955 Ford F100 truck. When he arrives at the school he's driving a 1956 Ford F100. Then when he gets back to the library he's again driving the older model Ford truck.

Quotes
Miss Parker: The world steps aside to let any man pass if he knows where he is going.

Connections
Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978)

Soundtracks
America the Beautiful
(uncredited)
Words by Katharine Lee Bates 1904
Music by Samuel A. Ward, 1882
Sung by Barbara McNair

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Review

Featured review

Not one of the all-time greats, but well worth a viewing!

Leonard Maltin calls the film "mawkish", and he is right on, but it is still great fun. Mimsy Farmer's Claris is a hoot ("friction, friction, friction!")! Excellent use of the Jackson Hole locations, especially the Triangle X guest ranch, which served as the Spencer homestead and is still in operation here. Two trivia notes: Bronwyn Fitzsimmons, who played the college secretary, is Maureen O'Hara's daughter in real life. According to AMC Magazine, Henry Fonda showed some off-screen interest in her that O'Hara had to squash. Fonda did the film even though he thought it was so corny it would set U.S. movie-making back 20 years. Also, you have Wally Cox's character listed as GoodMAN, but the name was actually GoodSON. Highly recommended.