Directed by:
Paul SirmonsCinematography:
Stephen CampbellComposer:
Brian LangsbardCast:
Julie Harris, Dan Byrd, Mickey Rooney, Tom Nowicki, Gerard Christopher, Brandon Jackson Rogers, Peter Allen Vogt, Joe DiMaggio, Allison McKay, Paul Vogt (more)Plots(1)
Eleven-year-old Cory is a foster child nobody wants. Carlotta is an elderly woman the world has forgotten. Together, they find friendship and family when they join a traveling circus, and show "what an old has-been and a First of May can do." Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney costars as excitable circus owner, Boss Ed, with Charles Nelson Reilly as the clown who takes Cory under his wing, and Baseball Hall of Famer and Joe DiMaggio in his memorable last screen appearance as kindly stranger who offers Cory baseball tips and encouragement. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Julie Harris
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Dan Byrd
USA
Best movies:
Lonely Hearts (2006)
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Flash (1997) (TV movie)
Mickey Rooney
USA
Best movies:
Captains Courageous (1937)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Tom Nowicki
Best movies:
The Blind Side (2009)
Remember the Titans (2000)
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
Gerard Christopher
USA
Best movies:
The First of May (1999)
Dangerously Close (1986)
Brandon Jackson Rogers
Best movies:
The First of May (1999)
Peter Allen Vogt
USA
Best movies:
New Year's Eve (2011)
Valentine's Day (2010)
The First of May (1999)
Joe DiMaggio
USA
Best movies:
The Stratton Story (1949) - a.f.
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Moneyball (2011) - a.f.
Allison McKay
USA
Best movies:
Airport (1970)
Saved by the Light (1995) (TV movie)
Lonely Hearts (2006)
Paul Vogt
USA
Best movies:
Valentine's Day (2010)
Igor (2008)
Mother's Day (2016)
Charles Nelson Reilly
USA
Best movies:
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
Scotty Cox
USA
Best movies:
The First of May (1999)
Happy Feet (2006)
Alone with a Stranger (2001)