The Boy with Green Hair
E1045099
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Boy with Green Hair canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13499544 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Boy with Green Hair Context triple: [Ellsworth Fredericks, notableWork, The Boy with Green Hair]
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A.
Mulher de cabelos verdes
Mulher de cabelos verdes is a modernist painting by Brazilian artist Anita Malfatti, recognized for its bold colors and expressive, avant-garde style.
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B.
The Green One
The Green One is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet, who served as a protective deity and symbol of royal authority, especially associated with Lower Egypt and the pharaoh.
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C.
A Strange Boy
"A Strange Boy" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its introspective lyrics and jazz-influenced sound.
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D.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
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E.
The Boy
The Boy is a 2016 American horror film about a young woman hired to nanny a lifelike doll that may be supernaturally alive.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Boy with Green Hair Target entity description: 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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A.
Mulher de cabelos verdes
Mulher de cabelos verdes is a modernist painting by Brazilian artist Anita Malfatti, recognized for its bold colors and expressive, avant-garde style.
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B.
The Green One
The Green One is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet, who served as a protective deity and symbol of royal authority, especially associated with Lower Egypt and the pharaoh.
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C.
A Strange Boy
"A Strange Boy" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its introspective lyrics and jazz-influenced sound.
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D.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
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E.
The Boy
The Boy is a 2016 American horror film about a young woman hired to nanny a lifelike doll that may be supernaturally alive.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story "The Boy with Green Hair" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Betsy Beaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Joseph Losey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
conformity
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effects of war on children ⓘ social ostracism ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Frederic Knudtson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-World War II cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. Evans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gramp Fry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-war film
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drama ⓘ fantasy ⓘ social problem film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasColor | green hair as symbolic motif ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Peter Fry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
anti-prejudice
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anti-war ⓘ pacifism ⓘ tolerance ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Leigh Harline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | flashback ⓘ |
| notableFor | early Hollywood anti-war message after World War II ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | discrimination against those who are different ⓘ |
| producer | Dore Schary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | war orphan whose hair turns green ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Alfred Lewis Levitt
NERFINISHED
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Ben Barzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| stars |
Barbara Hale
NERFINISHED
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Dean Stockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel S. Hinds NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Catlett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Boy with Green Hair Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.