The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair is a 1948 American fantasy drama film directed by Joseph Losey in his feature film directorial debut, from a screenplay by Ben Barzman and Alfred Lewis Levitt. Based on a 1946 short story by Betzi Beaton, the film stars Dean Stockwell as Peter Fry, a young war orphan who is subject to ridicule after his hair mysteriously turns green. The cast also features Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, and Barbara Hale.
Plot
Finding a curiously silent young runaway boy whose head has been completely shaved, small-town police call in a psychologist who discovers that the boy is a war orphan named Peter Fry. Peter tells the story of his life to the psychologist.
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| author | Ben Barzman |
|---|---|
| director | Joseph Losey |
| editor | Frank Doyle |
| genre | comedy-drama fantasy |
| keywords | baseball bat help orphan retire run away shave talk understand waiting room |
| musicBy | Leigh Harline |
| producer | Adrian Scott Dore Schary |
| productionCompany | RKO |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |
| theme | children's war |