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.
Acting
Elizabeth Montgomery's vulnerable, unglamorous departure from Bewitched.
Practical Effects
Actual circus performers and authentic big-top atmosphere.
Director
Boris Sagal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Elizabeth Montgomery's second TV movie that year; she was actively rejecting Samantha Stephens typecasting.
The film quietly preceded the '80s boom of female midlife reinvention stories — think Shirley Valentine but with more elephants and less Greece.
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