“An unwanted boy and a forgotten old lady find running away to join the circus is really coming home.”
The First of May
7.5
8 votes·1999
·1h 51m
·MovieDramaFamily
Overview
Cory is a foster child nobody wants. Carlota is an elderly woman the world has forgotten. Together, they find friendship and family when they join a traveling circus. Also features Mickey Rooney and Joe DiMaggio, in his last screen appearance.
Keywords
based on novel or bookcircusbaseballfoster parents
Cast
Dan Byrd
Cory Wainwright
Julie Harris
Carlotta
Mickey Rooney
Boss Ed
Charles Nelson Reilly
Dinghy
Tom Nowicki
Dan Kepperman
Robin O'Dell
Michelle Kepperman
Gerard Christopher
Zack
Mikki Scanlon
Loralie Cugino
Joe DiMaggio
Self
Keith Eyles
Circus Hand
Allison McKay
Eleanor
Jim Accomando
Roustabout
Richard G. Blair
Foster Agent
Rachel V. Byrd
Nurse Aide
Doreen Chalmers
Charity Worker
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