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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Henry Fonda | ... | Clay Spencer | |
| Maureen O'Hara | ... | Olivia Spencer | |
| James MacArthur | ... | Clayboy Spencer | |
| Donald Crisp | ... | Grandpa Zubulon Spencer | |
| Wally Cox | ... | Preacher Clyde Goodman | |
| Mimsy Farmer | ... | Claris Coleman | |
| Virginia Gregg | ... | Miss Parker | |
| Lillian Bronson | ... | Grandma Spencer | |
| Whit Bissell | ... | Dr. Campbell | |
| Hayden Rorke | ... | Colonel Coleman | |
| Kathy Bennett | ... | Minnie-Cora Cook | |
| Dub Taylor | ... | Percy Cook | |
| Hope Summers | ... | Mother Ida | |
| Ken Mayer | ... | Mr. John | |
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Clay Spencer is a hard-working man who loves his wife and large family. He is respected by his neighbors and always ready to give them a helping hand. Although not a churchgoer, he even helps a newly arrived local minister regain his flock after he and Clay get into a bit of trouble. If he has one dream in life it's to build his wife Olivia a beautiful house on a piece of land he inherited on Spencer's mountain. When his eldest son, Clayboy, graduates at the top of his high school class and has the opportunity to go to college, Clay has only one option left to him. Written by garykmcd
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This is your place, Clayboy. Your father brought his sweetheart here and married her. Your eight red-blooded uncles fell in love on Spencer's Mountain. This is your place Clayboy, and this is your time... See more »Parents Guide:
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Words by Sabine Baring-Gould, 1865
Music by Joseph Barnby, 1868
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When the new house is burning in the final scenes, you can see the pipes for the fuel that ignites the fire. See more »Quotes
Grandma Spencer: [as Clayboy prepares to leave for college] Don't take up any fancy ways, Clayboy. Trust in God and go to church.See more »
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Now the Day is Over(uncredited)
Words by Sabine Baring-Gould, 1865
Music by Joseph Barnby, 1868
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