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The Boy with Green Hair (1948) 6.7
This parable looks at public reaction when the hair of an American war orphan mysteriously turns green. Director:Joseph Losey |
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Title: The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
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Gramp Fry
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Dr. Evans
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Miss Brand
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Peter Fry
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Richard Lyon | ... |
Michael
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The King
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Samuel S. Hinds | ... |
Dr. Knudson
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Mr. Davis
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Charles Meredith | ... |
Mr. Piper
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Barber
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Billy Sheffield | ... |
Red
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Johnny Calkins | ... |
Danny
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Teddy Infuhr | ... |
Timmy
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| Dwayne Hickman | ... |
Joey
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Eilene Janssen | ... |
Peggy
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Peter Frye, typical American boy, is orphaned when his parents are caught in the London Blitz. He is not told of their fate, but shuttled from one selfish relative to the next, ending with "Gramp," a kindly ex-vaudevillean. Peter and Gramp, both fond of "Irish bulls," get along fine; but the morning after Peter finally learns he's an orphan, his hair spontaneously turns green! The absurd over-reactions of stupid people overturn his life as the story becomes a parable. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 November 1948 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Junge mit den grünen Haaren See more »Filming Locations:
McKinley Home for Boys - 13840 Riverside Drive, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Unfortunately for the film's director, Joseph Losey, the eccentric, politically conservative Howard Hughes took over RKO while this film was being shot and, hating the film's pacifist message, did his best to sabotage it. Losey, however, managed to protect the integrity of his project. Screenwriter Ben Barzman, who was also later blacklisted along with Losey, would later recall that "Joe shot the picture in such a way that there wasn't much possibility for change. A few lines were stuck in here and there to soften the message, but that was about it". Barzman also remembered that 12-year-old Dean Stockwell was called into Hughes' office and Hughes told him that when the other children spoke of the horror of war, he should say, "And that's why America has gotta have the biggest army, and the biggest navy, and the biggest air force in the world!" According to Barzman, little Stockwell was so in sympathy with the film's message that he dared to respond, "No, sir!" Even after Hughes started to scream at him, the boy held his ground and refused to do it. See more »Soundtracks
"TREAD ON THE TAIL OF ME COAT"(uncredited)
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I saw this movie in Panama, where I was born, at the movie theater when I was 8 years old. The images of the movie and its message has stayed with me all these years. Other people can be cruel if you are different. Being different is NOT a
bad thing. Live with it and use it to your advantage. See this movie if you can. It is hard to find.