

The Boy with Green Hair
1948-11-26 · 82 min · ★ 6.2
Peter, an orphaned boy, is adopted by Gramp Frye after his parents are killed in Europe while doing war relief work. The boy feels safe with his new caretaker, but when he is taunted for being an orphan, he gets demoralized. The next day Peter wakes up with green hair. Embarrassed and further ridiculed, Peter seeks solace in a nearby forest. To his surprise, he finds other orphans in the woods, who encourage him to spread news of the injustices of war.
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- Directors
- Joseph Losey
- Production companies
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Pat O'BrienGramp Fry
Robert RyanDr. Evans
Barbara HaleMiss Brand
Dean StockwellPeter
Walter CatlettThe King
Samuel S. HindsDr. R.T. Knudson
Regis ToomeyMr. Davis
Charles MeredithMr. Piper
David ClarkeBarber
Billy SheffieldRed
Teddy InfuhrTimmy
Dwayne HickmanJoey
Eilene JanssenPeggy
Charles ArntMr. Hammond
Russ TamblynClassmate (uncredited)
Dale RobertsonPoliceman (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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