The Boy with Green Hair

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The Boy with Green Hair is a 1948 American drama film that uses the story of an orphan whose hair mysteriously turns green to deliver an anti-war and anti-prejudice message.

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The Boy with Green Hair canonical 3

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instanceOf American film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn short story "The Boy with Green Hair" ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Betsy Beaton ⓘ
cinematographyBy George Barnes ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Joseph Losey ⓘ
discusses conformity ⓘ
effects of war on children ⓘ
social ostracism ⓘ
distributor RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Frederic Knudtson ⓘ
era post-World War II cinema ⓘ
featuresCharacter Dr. Evans ⓘ
Gramp Fry ⓘ
genre anti-war film ⓘ
drama ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
social problem film ⓘ
war film ⓘ
hasColor green hair as symbolic motif ⓘ
mainCharacter Peter Fry ⓘ
mainTheme anti-prejudice ⓘ
anti-war ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ
tolerance ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
musicBy Leigh Harline ⓘ
narrativeDevice flashback ⓘ
notableFor early Hollywood anti-war message after World War II ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays discrimination against those who are different ⓘ
producer Dore Schary ⓘ
productionCompany RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
protagonistDescription war orphan whose hair turns green ⓘ
releaseYear 1948 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 82 ⓘ
screenwriter Alfred Lewis Levitt ⓘ
linked to: Alfred Levitt

Ben Barzman ⓘ
setIn United States ⓘ
stars Barbara Hale ⓘ
Dean Stockwell ⓘ
Pat O'Brien ⓘ
linked to: Pat O’Brien

Robert Ryan ⓘ
Samuel S. Hinds ⓘ
Walter Catlett ⓘ

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Ellsworth Fredericks → notableWork → The Boy with Green Hair ⓘ
Joseph Losey → notableWork → The Boy with Green Hair ⓘ
Dean Stockwell → notableWork → The Boy with Green Hair ⓘ