The Boy with Green Hair

Movie Information

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.—Rod Crawford

Director:

Joseph Losey

Writer:

Ben Barzman, Alfred Lewis Levitt, Betzi Beaton

Actors:

Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Barbara Hale