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.
- 6.0
- 1981
- Released
- 2h 0m
Elizabeth Montgomery
Mary Flynn
Christopher Plummer
Duke Royal
Eileen Brennan
Jessy
Gretchen Wyler
Olivia Probashka
Anne Shropshire
Aunt HelenTommy Madden
LouieTimothy Hill
Schuller
J. Don Ferguson
Andre Probashka
Anne Haney
BlossomGeorge Ellis
RodriguezWallace Wilkinson
MinisterClara Dunn
Ms. BaileyTena Worthington
Mrs. SharpWilliam Starrs
Mr. SalvesonBobbi Kemp
Sexy GirlCarol Stebbing
PriscillaCharles Kaufman
Man in DinerDon Devendorf
Motel Clerk (uncredited)
Charles Lawlor
Redneck (uncredited)Nicholas Warf
Juggler (uncredited)Released
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**_Elizabeth Montgomery joins a traveling circus_** When a small circus stops in Savannah, a bored 40-ish spinster (Montgomery) decides to enlist on a lark. Christopher Plummer plays the owner/ringleader while Eileen Brennan and Tommy Madden are on hand as members of the troupe. "When the Circus Came to Town" (1981) is a drama with a few amusing touches set at a traveling circus. Elizabeth w