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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 |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | 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" |
Certification: | NR |
Cast
Henry Fonda |
Clay Spencer |
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Maureen O'Hara |
Olivia Spencer |
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James MacArthur |
Clayboy Spencer |
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Donald Crisp |
Grandpa Spencer |
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Wally Cox |
Preacher Goodman |
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Mimsy Farmer |
Claris Coleman |
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Virginia Gregg |
Miss Parker |
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Lillian Bronson |
Grandma Spencer |
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Whit Bissell |
Dr. Campbell |
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Hayden Rorke |
Colonel Coleman |
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Kathy Bennett |
Minnie-Cora Cook |
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Dub Taylor |
Percy Cook |
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Hope Summers |
Mother Ida |
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Ken Mayer |
Mr. John |
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Rusty Lane |
University Dean (uncredited) |
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Barbara McNair |
Graduation Singer (uncredited) |
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Kym Karath |
Pattie-Cake Spencer (uncredited) |
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Victor French |
Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
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Med Flory |
Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
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Michael Greene |
Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
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Mike Henry |
Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
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Larry D. Mann |
Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
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James O'Hara |
Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
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Ray Savage |
Spencer Brother (uncredited) |
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Bronwyn FitzSimons |
Dean's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Veronica Cartwright |
Becky Spencer (uncredited) |
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William Breen |
Mountain Boy (uncredited) |
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Michele Daves |
Donnie Spencer (uncredited) |
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Martin Eric |
Odell Harper (uncredited) |
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Robert "Buzz" Henry |
Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
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Rory Mallinson |
Cop (uncredited) |
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Guy Wilkerson |
Slim Temple (uncredited) |
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Gary Young |
Mat Spencer (uncredited) |
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Michael Young |
Mark Spencer (uncredited) |
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Ricky Young |
Luke Spencer (uncredited) |
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Rocky Young |
John Spencer (uncredited) |
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Susan Young |
Shirley Spencer (uncredited) |
Directed By
Delmer Daves |
Director |
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Gil Kissel |
Assistant Director |
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Phil Rawlins |
Assistant Director |
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Robert Totten |
Second Unit Director |
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Monte Masters |
Assistant Director |
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William F. Sheehan |
Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Delmer Daves |
Writer |
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Earl Hamner, Jr. |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Delmer Daves |
Producer |
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Edited By
David Wages |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Gordon Bau |
Makeup Supervisor |
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Jean Burt Reilly |
Hairstylist |
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James R. Barker |
Makeup Artist |
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Marjorie Best |
Costume Design |
Sound
Max Steiner |
Original Music Composer |
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M.A. Merrick |
Sound |
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Russell Ashley |
Sound Recordist |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Charles Lawton Jr. |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Weldon H. Patterson |
Props |
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Carl Anderson |
Art Direction |
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Ralph S. Hurst |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
Wellington Honn |
Special Effects |
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Lucille House |
Stunts |
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