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Spencer's Mountain Movie Review Summary

Actors: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James MacArthur, Wally Cox

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Clay-boy Spencer has grown up on Spencer's Mountain, the eldest of nine children and promising young son of prominent mountain family. Poor but dignified, he and his family, as well as his teacher and the local minister, search for a way to make him the first of the family to attend college. Clay-boy learns about the world, grows up, falls in love, and finds a way to achieve his dreams.
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Plot & Themes

Time/era of movie:    -   1960's-1970's Job/Profession/Poverty Story?    -   Yes Poverty story?    -   Yes

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   student Age:    -   a teen Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White American

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   West Mountains/Cliffs    -   Yes Small town?    -   Yes Small town people:    -   nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   explicit references to deaths Any profanity?    -   Occasional swearing Is this movie based on a    -   book

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