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The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Directed by Joseph Losey
Overview
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.
Length 82 minutes
Actors
Pat O’Brien | Robert Ryan | Barbara Hale | Dean Stockwell | Richard Lyon | Walter Catlett | Samuel S. Hinds | Regis Toomey | Charles Meredith | David Clarke | Billy Sheffield | Johnny Calkins | Teddy Infuhr | Dwayne Hickman | Eilene Janssen | Curtis Loys Jackson Jr. | Charles Arnt | Russ Tamblyn | Dale Robertson | Michael Losey | Speer Martin | Frank Mazzola | William Smith | Baron White | Billy White