The Boy with Green Hair

The Boy with Green Hair
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Losey
Screenplay byBen Barzman
Alfred Lewis Levitt
Based on"The Boy with Green Hair"
1946 story in This Week
by Betsy Beaton
Produced byDore Schary
StarringPat O'Brien
Robert Ryan
Barbara Hale
Dean Stockwell
Robert Lyon
CinematographyGeorge Barnes
Edited byFrank Doyle
Music byLeigh Harline
Constantin Bakaleinikoff
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • November 27, 1948 (1948-11-27) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$900,000[2] or $800,000[3]

The Boy with Green Hair is a 1948 American fantasy-drama film in Technicolor directed by Joseph Losey in his feature film directorial debut.[4][5] It stars Dean Stockwell as Peter, a young war orphan who is subject to ridicule after his hair mysteriously turns green, and is based on the 1946 short story of the same name by Betsy Beaton. Co-stars include Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, and Barbara Hale.

According to director Joseph Losey, "the original story was a fantasy about racial discrimination," but it was eventually rewritten as an allegorical anti-war story, with the message that war always damages children.[6]

  1. ^ "The Boy with Green Hair: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  2. ^ Brady, Thomas F. (May 30, 1948). "HOLLYWOOD RESUME: Second Film in Anti-Red Cycle Starts -- Addenda". New York Times. p. X5.
  3. ^ "109-Million Techni Sked". Variety. February 18, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Boy with Green Hair". Variety. November 17, 1948. p. 13.
  5. ^ "The Boy with Green Hair". Harrison's Reports. November 20, 1948. p. 186.
  6. ^ "The Boy with Green Hair". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

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