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Director:
Joseph Losey
Writers:
Betsy Beaton (story)
Ben Barzman (writer) ...
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Release Date:
16 November 1948 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Family more
Tagline:
Please don't tell why his hair turned green!
Plot:
This parable looks at public reaction when the hair of an American war orphan mysteriously turns green. full summary | add synopsis
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An Enduring Message more (42 total)

Cast

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Pat O'Brien ... Gramp Fry

Robert Ryan ... Dr. Evans
Barbara Hale ... Miss Brand
Dean Stockwell ... Peter Fry
Richard Lyon ... Michael
Walter Catlett ... The King
Samuel S. Hinds ... Dr. Knudson
Regis Toomey ... Mr. Davis
Charles Meredith ... Mr. Piper

David Clarke ... Barber
Billy Sheffield ... Red
Johnny Calkins ... Danny (as John Calkins)
Teddy Infuhr ... Timmy

Dwayne Hickman ... Joey
Eilene Janssen ... Peggy
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
82 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-12 | Sweden:Btl | UK:U
Filming Locations:
McKinley Home for Boys - 13840 Riverside Drive, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
RKO Radio Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Referenced in Moulin Rouge! (2001) more
Soundtrack:
TREAD ON THE TAIL OF ME COAT more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
An Enduring Message, 23 February 2000
Author: frizzsg (frizzsg@mail.com) from Maryland

It's been years since I last saw this film, but it stays with me. I was an adolescent in the early 60's when I first saw The Boy With Green Hair on a local television station in southern California. It was one of those stations that has a playlist of movies which they repeat at intervals. I must have watched this film a dozen or more times, and each time I so completely identified with the character played by Dean Stockwell (even though I was a girl and had very brown hair). I'm sure it had something to do with my age, the times I was living in, and the fact that I was a bit different from the "popular" kids. I have looked for a video copy of this movie for years and finally discovered that the producer/owner of the movie pulled all rights for reproducing it because of some dispute, I can't remember now what it was about. At any rate, it is a real shame. I would certainly like to share this treasure with some young friends of mine. I think its message would come through, despite the years.

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