---
title: 'The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fred Barzyk'
released: '1976-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-phantom-of-the-open-hearth-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202527/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976)

1976 · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Phantom of the Open Hearth is an American made-for-television family-comedy film, directed by Fred Barzyk and David R. Loxton, with a script written by Jean Shepherd. Produced by Loxton, the film is the first screen adaptation to feature Shepherd's character Ralphie Parker, and is notable for influencing studio interest in A Christmas Story years later. Based on Shepherd's book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash and similar to all the other Parker Family films, the film depicts fictionalized events from his real-life childhood.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fred Barzyk](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-barzyk)

## Cast

- [James Broderick](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-broderick)

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