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The First of May

G Released Feb 23, 2001 1h 51m Drama List
Reviews 69% Audience Score 250+ Ratings
Orphaned Cory (Dan Byrd) runs away from his foster parents and meets Carlotta (Julie Harris), a feisty lady fleeing her nursing home. The two team up and decide to chase their common dream of joining the circus. They track down a traveling show run by frenetic boss Ed (Mickey Rooney) and are shown the ropes by wise clown Dinghy (Charles Nelson Reilly). By entertaining others they find the love they had been missing in their respective institutions. Read More Read Less

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Audience Member Pleasant little drama until the too gooey finale. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member awesome family movie.I know a lot of the folks in this movie from the Cole bros circus. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought this movie was good, I want it on DVD, I thought this movie was great, I loved it and it starred Mickey Rooney and Dan Byrd was great in the film, It was a good film, I want to see it again Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member touching movie. Little weird with the nanna coming back to life :/ Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member it's about an unwanted boy and a forgotten old lady find running away to join the circus. and finding a Home in this place. This is a very nice and certified tear-jerker movie. no wonder it has won a lot of awards! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved this movie. A real tear jerker- I tryed and laughted so much. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Orphaned Cory (Dan Byrd) runs away from his foster parents and meets Carlotta (Julie Harris), a feisty lady fleeing her nursing home. The two team up and decide to chase their common dream of joining the circus. They track down a traveling show run by frenetic boss Ed (Mickey Rooney) and are shown the ropes by wise clown Dinghy (Charles Nelson Reilly). By entertaining others they find the love they had been missing in their respective institutions.
Director
Paul Sirmons
Producer
Gary Rogers, Paul Sirmons
Screenwriter
Gary Rogers
Production Co
SHO Entertainment, Inc.
Rating
G
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 23, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 20, 2017
Runtime
1h 51m