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Title Page
The Phantom Of
The Open Hearth
 

Storyboarding
Studio: Created for KCET's "Visions" series, a coproduction of The Television Laboratory at WNET and the New Television Workshop.
Funded By: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
National Endowment for the Arts
Ford Foundation
Date: December 23, 1976
Director: Fred Barzyk, David Loxton


Shep with David Loxton, the co-producer and -director of Phantom of the Open Hearth
photo copyright © Dan Beach
used with permission

Producer: Fred Barzyk, David Loxton
Running Time: 75 Min
Status: Not available for purchase
Resides in WGBH library
Notes: Written and narrated by Jean Shepherd, the early working title for this movie was "The Great Inverted Bowl of Darkness"
Reviews:


Part 1


Part 2


Part 3

New York Times Review - December 19, 1976

Storylines: The Sears pre-fab house
Leg Lamp
Going to the Prom with Wanda Hickey
Baseball  for the United Brethren
Gravy Boat riot


   From the shoot for Phantom of the Open Hearth, Jean was having a fit about the way a scene was being played, so he went and crawled under the table on the set while the scene was being filmed.

photo copyright © Dan Beach
used with permission

Cast:
David Elliot Ralph
James Broderick The Old Man
Barbara Bolton Mom
Adam Goodman Randy
Bryan Utman Schwartz
William Lampley Flick
Carlton Power John
Steven Nuding Halfback
Tobi Pilavin Daphne Bigelow
Roberta Wallach Wanda
Ed Huberman Uncle Carl
David Pokat Sherby
Chris Clark Gertz
Joe Mayo Awkie
David Howard Zudock
James Bonnel Delivery Man
Frank Dolan Mr. Doppler
Joey Faye Al
John Peters Morty
Andrea McCullough Clara Mae
Peter Graham Budge
Sol Schwade Waiter
Leigh Brown Lovely Arlita
Locations

Coffey's Market
 Where Ralph meets up with Wanda Hickey

Coffey's Today

Here's a picture of the building that was at one time Coffey's Market, used in Phantom of the Open Hearth in a scene where Ralph runs into Wanda Hickey. It is now the Rebecca and William Manley Center for the Education and Treatment of Eating Disorders.
  Thanks to Nicholas D. DiPirro

Screen Shots

Ralph

Mom

'The Old Man'

Randy

Flick

Schwartz

Wanda Hickey

Daphne

Clara Mae

Lovely Arlita

The Orpheum

Dish Night

Flying Saucer?

Dissatisfied Customer

Major Award

It's a...

It's a Leg...

It's a Leg Lamp

Everyman's Dream

and nightmare

A little glue

Bullet hole?

No problem!

The Sears house kit

Box number what?

Easy directions

Where's the john?

Right Here

Playing baseball for United Brethern

Out of hand

Bless this mess

The Red Rooster

Leigh Brown as Arlita

Deleted Scene

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