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The Boy with Green Hair(Movie, 1948)

1h 22min | Genres: Drama, Comedy, Kids & Family

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 26 votes)

The Boy with Green Hair is a 1948 American fantasy-drama film in Technicolor directed by Joseph Losey in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Dean Stockwell as Peter, a young war orphan who is subject to ridicule after his hair mysteriously turns green, and is based on the 1946 short story of the same name by Betsy Beaton. Co-stars include Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, and Barbara Hale. According to director Joseph Losey, "the original story was a fantasy about racial discrimination," but it was eventually rewritten as an allegorical anti-war story, with the message that war always damages children. ()

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Peter, an orphaned boy, is adopted by Gramp Frye after his parents are killed in Europe while doing war relief work. The boy feels safe with his new caretaker, but when he is taunted for being an orphan, he gets demoralized. The next day Peter wakes up with green hair. Embarrassed and further ridiculed, Peter seeks solace in a nearby forest. To his surprise, he finds other orphans in the woods, who encourage him to spread news of the injustices of war.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: RKO Radio Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 11/26/1948

Cast: Dean Stockwell, Robert Ryan, Barbara Hale, Pat O'Brien, Walter Catlett, Samuel S. Hinds, Charles Meredith, David Clarke, Regis Toomey, Dwayne Hickman

Director: Joseph Losey

Producer: Dore Schary

Screenwriter: Ben Barzman

Director of Photography: George Barnes

Composer: Leigh Harline

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Der Junge mit den grünen Haaren"

Keywords: hair

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