The Boy with Green Hair

The Boy with Green Hair (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
79 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1948 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Joseph Losey

Written By:
Betsy Beaton
Ben Barzman

Actors:
Pat O'Brien ..... Gramp Fry
Robert Ryan ..... Dr. Evans
Barbara Hale ..... Miss Brand
Dean Stockwell ..... Peter Fry
Richard Lyon ..... Michael
Walter Catlett ..... The King
Samuel S. Hinds ..... Dr. Knudson
Regis Toomey ..... Mr. Davis
Charles Meredith ..... Mr. Piper
David Clarke ..... Barber
Billy Sheffield ..... Red
Johnny Calkins ..... Danny (as John Calkins)
Teddy Infuhr ..... Timmy
Dwayne Hickman ..... Joey
Eilene Janssen ..... Peggy

Synopsis:

A boy who has lost his parents during WWII while they were trying to help children in London wakes up to find his hair has turned green. As he tries to understand why his hair has turned green, the people his community ostracize him and want him to cut his hair off or dye it.Far from a comedy, this is heavy moral pondering inspired by the horrors and aftermath of war.The boy finds intolerance in post-war America, condemns it and spreads the message that all war must end.

Peter Frye, typical American boy, is orphaned when his parents are caught in the London Blitz. He is not told of their fate, but shuttled from one selfish relative to the next, ending with 'Gramp,' a kindly ex-vaudevillean. Peter and Gramp, both fond of 'Irish bulls,' get along fine; but the morning after Peter finally learns he's an orphan, his hair spontaneously turns green! The absurd over-reactions of stupid people overturn his life as the story becomes a parable.

In a police station, a child psychologist uses his ability to interview a runaway boy with hairs completely cut-off that is reluctant to speak. The boy tells that his name is Peter Fry and his parents had traveled to London and have not returned yet; meanwhile he is living with Gramp Fry, after being lodged in the houses of many relatives for short periods. He gets along with Gramp, the locals, his schoolmates and his teacher; however, when he discovers that he is an orphan of war, his hair turns green on the next morning and Peter is rejected by his community.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 23 April, 2010.

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