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The Light Fantastic
January 1964

Shep plays the part of Frank, the older Dance instructor. "In this romantic drama, a plain, lonely secretary wins three dance lessons. Her handsome instructor tells her that she is quite talented and cons her into signing a long-term contract. She soon finds herself in love with him, and an affair begins. The normally cold-hearted instructor is surprised when he finds himself genuinely returning her affections. Trouble ensues when she dances with another instructor who gives her exactly the same sales pitch." Source: IMDB - Written by Jim Sadur

Additional Comments:

To date this movie is not commercially available.
"Isseta "John Wetzel has a 16mm copy

Production Information:
Studio / Network:	Embassy Pictures
Director:	Robert McCarty
Asst Director:
Producer:	Robert Gaffney
Executive Producer:
Running Time:	85 Minutes

Where Shep Makes Reference To This Subject:

	Time	Date	Category	Title
	•	December 26, 1965	Article	Humorist Jean Shepherd Slated for CC Symposium

TBS Marathons:

Every Christmas since 1997 the TBS cable network has shown a 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"

Date	Description
December 24, 1997	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 1998	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 1999	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2000	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2001	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2002	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2003	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2004	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2005	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2006	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2007	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2008	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2009	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2010	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2011	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2012	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2013	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2014	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2015	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2016	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2017	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2018	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2019	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2020	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2021	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2022	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2023	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2024	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2025	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"

Photos:

1964
Screenshot

January 1964
Publicity Photo

1964
Screenshot

October 12, 1966
The Daily Gleaner

Courtesy: Steve Glazer

May 19, 2017
Anthology Film Archives in Manhattan special showing

Courtesy: Steve Glazer

Cast:

Dolores McDougal (Beverley)

Barry Bartle (Stephen)

Jean Shepherd (Frank)

Leslie Woods (Mrs. Sharpe)

Alan Bergmann (Bill)

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975