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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Predicate Object
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