De 11-jarige Cory (Dan Byrd) is een pleegkind dat niemand wil hebben. Carlotta (Julie Harris) is een oudere, door de wereld vergeten, vrouw. Samen vinden ze vriendschap en familie, wanneer ze zich aansluiten bij een reizend circus.
Nee, helaas is The First of May nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | Mehrdad Azami | Producer |
| Production | Nelson Betancourt | Producer |
| Production | Jan Rhees | Producer |
| Production | Ralph Clemente | Producer |
| Production | Reza Badiyi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christopher Simons Haviland | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beverly Safier | Costume Design |
| Production | Gary Rogers | Producer |
| Art | Karen Rigsby | Set Decoration |
| Art | Orvis Rigsby | Production Design |
| Production | Paul Simons | Producer |
| Sound | Brian Langsbard | Music |
| Production | Sandy Watterson | Producer |
| Editing | Oliver Peters | Editor |
| Production | John B. Goodman | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Gail Radley | Novel |
| Camera | Stephen Campbell | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diane Maurno | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | David E. Conley | Carpenter |
| Crew | Tommie Turvey | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Christopher Sirmons Haviland | Location Manager |
| Production | Melvin Johnson | Casting |
| Art | Joseph E. Stone | Property Master |
| Directing | Jillian Amburgey | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Kevin Santy | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Tom Farrar | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tish Simpson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Writing | Gary Rogers | Writer |
| Crew | Genevieve Abate | Propmaker |
| Sound | Bob Bass | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Safier | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Directing | Paul Sirmons | Director |
| Sound | Richard Achor | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | J. Steven Latham | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Vern Crofoot | Property Master |
| Camera | William Papp | Steadicam Operator |
| Crew | John Evanko | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Andy Clapp | Gaffer |
| Production | Robert Cahoon | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Bob Bass | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Glenn R. Wilder | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Marc Wostak | Best Boy Electric |
