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When the Circus Came to Town

6.0 120 mins Drama   TV Movie   1981
Entheos Unlimited Productions   Meteor Films  
Director(s): Boris Sagal

When the Circus Came to Town chronicles the life of Mary Flynn (Montgomery), a woman nearing middle age living in a small town. When the circus comes through town, she realizes nothing will ever change unless she does something different, so she leaves her boring sheltered life to run away and join the circus. While adapting to her new life, she finds herself challenged, and in the end, happy with her new life.

Casts of When the Circus Came to Town

Elizabeth Montgomery

as Mary Flynn

Christopher Plummer

as Duke Royal

Eileen Brennan

as Jessy

Gretchen Wyler

as Olivia Probashka

Anne Shropshire

as Aunt Helen

Tommy Madden

as Louie

Timothy Hill

as Schuller

Russell Saunders

as Ivan Probashka

Mark Yerkes

as Sergei Probashka

Bob Yerkes

as Georgi Probashka

J. Don Ferguson

as Andre Probashka

Anne Haney

as Blossom

George Ellis

as Rodriguez

Wallace Wilkinson

as Minister

Clara Dunn

as Ms. Bailey

Tena Worthington

as Mrs. Sharp

William Starrs

as Mr. Salveson

Bobbi Kemp

as Sexy Girl

Carol Stebbing

as Priscilla

Charles Kaufman

as Man in Diner

Don Devendorf

as Motel Clerk (uncredited)

Charles Lawlor

as Redneck (uncredited)

Nicholas Warf

as Juggler (uncredited)

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