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 · 1 h 58 min
Directed by 
Delmer Daves
Delmer DavesCast
Cast not recorded here
Plot
Clay Spencer and his wife live in a small town deep in the mountains, with big dreams for their eldest son.
Sinekatalog’s take
Delmer Daves's family drama, with Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara, is warm and scenic, the basis for The Waltons.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (3,594 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.