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The Boy with Green Hair

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

Director

Joseph Losey

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, family

Box Office

N/A

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Awards

N/A

Gramp

Dr. Evans

Miss Brand

Peter

Michael

The King

Dr. Knudson

Samuel S. Hinds

Mr. Davis

Mr. Piper

Charles Meredith

Barber

Red

Billy Sheffield

Danny

Timmy

Joey

Peggy

Classmate

Curtis Loys Jackson Jr.

Mr. Hammond

Bit Part

Eva's Brother

Little Old Man

Girl

Patricia Byrnes

Eva

Girl

Girl

Georgette Crooks

Tiny Girl

Girl

Donna Jo Gribble

Mrs. Fisher

Passerby

Boy

Boy

Boy

Girl Who Cries

Janitor

Townswoman

Anna Q. Nilsson

Frail Girl

Cop

Kenneth Patterson

Newsboy

Cop

Girl

Cynthia Robichaux

Man

Plainclothesman

Boy

Cop

Classmate

Boy

Boy

Townswoman

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I want it the way it was - The Boy with Green Hair

I want it the way it was

[ Instrumental music plays ] - The Boy with Green Hair

[ Instrumental music plays ]

Evening, Doc. - The Boy with Green Hair

Would you mind sitting here? - The Boy with Green Hair

Would you mind sitting here?

I hope you'll excuse me, but
I didn't have time for supper, - The Boy with Green Hair

I hope you'll excuse me, but I didn't have time fo...

Chocolate malted milk.
I'm sure I asked for strawberry. - The Boy with Green Hair

Chocolate malted milk. I'm sure I asked for strawberry.

With or without? - The Boy with Green Hair

With or without?

I gave him the letter. - The Boy with Green Hair

I gave him the letter.

I can carry it. - The Boy with Green Hair

I can carry it.

[ Humming ] - The Boy with Green Hair

[ Music continues ] - The Boy with Green Hair

[ Music continues ]

I think you better
tell me right now - The Boy with Green Hair

I think you better tell me right now

How long will I stay? - The Boy with Green Hair

How long will I stay?

Nothing at all. - The Boy with Green Hair

Nothing at all.

There's nothing in the dark - The Boy with Green Hair

There's nothing in the dark

[ Dog barking ] - The Boy with Green Hair

[ Dog barking ]

Hello, again. - The Boy with Green Hair

Gramp, I didn't
tell you about it, - The Boy with Green Hair

Gramp, I didn't tell you about it,

PETER:
I sure was scared that day. - The Boy with Green Hair

PETER: I sure was scared that day.

-Jack.
-Jack. - The Boy with Green Hair

Hey, you wanna play? - The Boy with Green Hair

Hey, you wanna play?

Can you make more come back
than you started with? - The Boy with Green Hair

Can you make more come back than you started with?

PETER: Staying all by myself
didn't bother me anymore. - The Boy with Green Hair

PETER: Staying all by myself didn't bother me anymore.

Well, I best be
returning the automobile, - The Boy with Green Hair

Well, I best be returning the automobile,

GIRL: Ms. Brand, Ms. Brand, are they real children?

Believe me, laddie. - The Boy with Green Hair

Believe me, laddie.

[ Instrumental music plays ] - The Boy with Green Hair

[ Instrumental music plays ]

Hey, Gramp! - The Boy with Green Hair

[ Bottles shattering ] - The Boy with Green Hair

[ Bottles shattering ]

Hmm. - The Boy with Green Hair

♪ Chip, chip my little horse,
chip, chip again, sir ♪ - The Boy with Green Hair

♪ Chip, chip my little horse, chip, chip again, sir ♪

BOY: Throw the ball over here. - The Boy with Green Hair

BOY: Throw the ball over here.

BOY: You can't tell.
Green hair might be catching. - The Boy with Green Hair

BOY: You can't tell. Green hair might be catching.

-Good morning, Ms. Brand. -Good morning, Danny.

How many children
have brown hair? - The Boy with Green Hair

How many children have brown hair?

Four children have black hair, - The Boy with Green Hair

Four children have black hair,

No questions? - The Boy with Green Hair

"“To my son, Peter. - The Boy with Green Hair

"“To my son, Peter.

It was just no use. - The Boy with Green Hair

It was just no use.

[ Sobbing ] - The Boy with Green Hair

GIRL: Peter. - The Boy with Green Hair

But they don't know that - The Boy with Green Hair

But they don't know that

They want me
to cut my hair off. - The Boy with Green Hair

They want me to cut my hair off.

Not if you don't
want it, Peter. - The Boy with Green Hair

Not if you don't want it, Peter.

PETER:
I had to get away and think. - The Boy with Green Hair

PETER: I had to get away and think.

-Who's got the scissors?
-BOY: I have. - The Boy with Green Hair

-Who's got the scissors? -BOY: I have.

Hey, I've got him. I've got him. - The Boy with Green Hair

Hey, I've got him. I've got him.

Peter, I... - The Boy with Green Hair

Don't you want it
for a keepsake, Mr. Fry? - The Boy with Green Hair

Don't you want it for a keepsake, Mr. Fry?

Here. - The Boy with Green Hair

Well, laddie, it's done. - The Boy with Green Hair

Well, laddie, it's done.

Peter, I want you
to drink this warm milk - The Boy with Green Hair

Peter, I want you to drink this warm milk

[ Melancholic music ] - The Boy with Green Hair

[ Melancholic music ]

Dr. Knudson drove us down. - The Boy with Green Hair

Dr. Knudson drove us down.

The letter from your father - The Boy with Green Hair

The letter from your father

DR. EVANS: Goodbye, Peter. - The Boy with Green Hair

DR. EVANS: Goodbye, Peter.

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

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Director: Joseph Losey

Writer: Ben Barzman, Alfred Lewis Levitt, Betzi Beaton

Production: RKO Radio Pictures

Genre: comedy, drama, family

Year: 1948

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 27 Nov 1948

Awards: N/A

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