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.
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Elizabeth Montgomery
Mary Flynn
Christopher Plummer
Duke Royal
Eileen Brennan
Jessy
Gretchen Wyler
Olivia Probashka
Anne Shropshire
Aunt Helen
Tommy Madden
Louie
Timothy Hill
Schuller
Russell Saunders
Ivan Probashka
Mark Yerkes
Sergei Probashka
Bob Yerkes
Georgi Probashka
J. Don Ferguson
Andre Probashka
Anne Haney
Blossom
George Ellis
Rodriguez
Wallace Wilkinson
Minister
Clara Dunn
Ms. Bailey
