Barbara Hale, Charles Meredith, Dean Stockwell

This parable looks at public reaction when the hair of an American war orphan mysteriously turns green.

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59% liked it

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83% liked it

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Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Joseph Losey

Release Date: June 1, 1948

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DVD Release Date: September 6, 2005

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  • March 30, 2009
    Wow what a fucked up movie lol
  • March 24, 2009
    Al inicio de The boy with green hair (1948) vemos a un niño con la cabeza completamente afeitada, mientras es interrogado por la policía para saber de dónde venía o qué era lo que le pasaba. Nadie podía sacarle una sola palabra. Parecía que todo el drama de este niño tenía que ve...( read more)r con la pérdida de su cabello, sea por alguna enfermedad o por su propia decisión de raparse.

    A Peter Frye (un niño Dean Stockwell, el ?holograma? en la teleserie Quantum Leap, o el mafioso de Blue Velvet) se le puso el cabello verde de la noche a la mañana, inexplicablemente. Por más esfuerzos que su abuelo, Gramp (espléndido Pat O?Brien) hizo para que desapareciera el extraño color, nunca se le pudo quitar.
    Sin embargo, el problema del cabello verde de Peter no llega a tener la trascendencia que presumen estas lecturas. La cinta tampoco aterriza mucho como musical, en la única escena cantada que tenía. Pero el trabajo de Dean Stockwell era bueno, es uno de los papeles más memorables de su carrera. Si el guión no llega a funcionar del todo, el mensaje pacifista y de tolerancia era bien recibido.
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  • May 16, 2008
    I thought this is a good movie
  • April 10, 2008
    This movie is guaranteed to be horrible so here is some Billy Squire for your amusement:

    "Now everybody, have you heard
    If you're in the game, then the stroke's the word
    Don't take no rhythm, don't take no style
    Got a thirst for killin' - grab your vial... "

    First pers...( read more)on to name that song will get an invisible bowl of rice. Nothing will stifle hunger like Uncle Ben's invisible rice, homestyle.
  • December 16, 2007
    What a great name right?
  • August 23, 2007
    A first for political thinking of it's time.
  • July 25, 2007
    creepy... green hair,OH NO!!
  • June 20, 2007
    Another Dean Stockwell film, but this time when he was a young lad. A controversial film at the time, its message about war orphans is very touching.
  • June 4, 2007
    hmmm... could be the Joker when he was a kid...

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