Spencer's Mountain

Spencer's Mountain
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Directed by	Delmer Daves
Written by	Earl Hamner (novel) Delmer Daves (screenwriter)
Produced by	Delmer Daves
Starring	Henry Fonda Maureen O'Hara
Cinematography	Charles Lawton
Edited by	David Wages
Music by	Max Steiner
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	December 1, 1963
Running time	118 min.
Language	English

Spencer's Mountain is a 1963 family film written, directed, and produced by Delmer Daves from a novel by Earl Hamner. The novel and film became the basis for the popular television series The Waltons, which followed in 1972. Differing from both the film and novel, The Waltons watered down many of the adult themes, including alcoholism and infidelity. Spencer's Mountain features the majestic scenery of Wyoming's Grand Teton mountain range, as photographed by cinematographer Charles Lawton in CinemaScope.

Plot

The film centers on the trials and tribulations of the Spencers, a Depression-era family living in the Grand Teton Mountains of Wyoming. As the patriarch of a large and growing family, Clay Spencer (Henry Fonda) is fiercely independent, yet dedicated to his family. While he resists the influence of religion, he struggles to remain faithful to his wife Olivia (Maureen O'Hara), to allow his son (James MacArthur) to attend college, and to build a new home for his family.

Cast

• Henry Fonda as Clay Spencer
• Maureen O'Hara as Olivia Spencer
• James MacArthur as Clayboy Spencer
• Donald Crisp as Grandpa Spencer
• Wally Cox as Preacher Goodman
• Mimsy Farmer as Claris Coleman
• Virginia Gregg as Miss Parker
• Lillian Bronson as Grandma Spencer
• Whit Bissell as Dr. Campbell
• Hayden Rorke as Colonel Coleman
• Kathy Bennett as Minnie-Cora Cook
• Dub Taylor as Percy Cook
• Ken Mayer as Mr. John
• Susan Young as Shirley Spencer
• Gary Young as Matt Spencer
• Veronica Cartwright as Becky Spencer
• Kym Karath as Pattie-Cake Spencer

External links

• Spencer's Mountain at IMDb