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The Phantom of the Open Hearth

6.8 76 mins Comedy   Family   Drama   1976
Director(s): Fred Barzyk David R. Loxton

This comedy/drama was written by Jean Shepherd, who appears at the beginning and the end and narrates it through voiceover. It tells the story of several events as they occur through the eyes of Ralph, a high-school-aged boy. Ralph is anticipating the upcoming prom and is working up the courage to invite Daphne Bigelow, a beautiful and popular student who does not seem aware of his existence.

Casts of The Phantom of the Open Hearth

David Elliott

as Ralph Parker As A Boy

Barbara Bolton

as Mrs. Parker

James Broderick

as Mr. Parker

David S. Howard

as Zudock (as David Howard)

William Lampley

as Flick

Jean Shepherd

as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)

Michael Stein

as Steelmill Worker

Roberta Wallach

as Wanda Hickey

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