The First "A Christmas Story" movie was actually from 1976

[Werewolf]

The iconic A Christmas Story was actually the fourth movie about Ralphie and his family.

Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976) was the first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVCfWbSs6O0

Even has the lamp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzstbfBi6R8

[ScottA]

I've never seen "A Christmas Story".

[Werewolf]

I've never seen "A Christmas Story".

Um,Cool? Thanks for posting.

Anyhoo...I thought it was a neat bit of trivia.

[palitoy]

I didn't know about this version, I knew about the sequel with Charles Grodin but never bothered.

[toysrus]

Wow! Very cool videos! Thanks for posting! I had no idea!

[toys2cool]

wow never heard of these...pretty cool

[scifiguy94]

Had one PBS channel in 1976 and had to adjust the UHF rabbit ears to get it. Probably why I missed this back then.

[Mikey]

I've never seen "A Christmas Story".

Lucky you

[Earth 2 Chris]

Haters. I had no idea there was a previous movie either. Had "The Movie Channel" on our cable in college, and saw "A Summer Story" with Grodin there. It's not awful, but it lacks the charm of the original...or the 2nd movie anyway!

Chris

[Werewolf]

I had no idea there was a previous movie either. Had "The Movie Channel" on our cable in college, and saw "A Summer Story" with Grodin there. It's not awful, but it lacks the charm of the original...or the 2nd movie anyway!

A Christmas Story was the 4th and A Summer Story was the 6th. I don't think most people realize how many there are.

The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976)
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters (1982) with Matt Dillion as Ralphie
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (1983)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988) with Jerry O'Connell as Ralphie
My Summer Story (1994)
A Christmas Story 2 (2012)

[jds1911a1]

I think some people have become jaded to ACS because TNT runs it for 24 hrs every year, the same thing happened to It's a wonderful life. The Author Jean Smart is brilliant (he is also the narrator and the bearded man in the line for santa who says "the line ends here..."

and if you ever have the chance to read his Book In God we Trust and all others pay cash you wiill laugh out loud

[Allie Fox]

The Author Jean Smart is brilliant (he is also the narrator and the bearded man in the line for santa who says "the line ends here..."

Jean SHEPHERD. But I agree with your comments.