This movie stayed with me since childhood.

A Magnificent Fantasy with Messages against War, Racism and Intolerance

HAIR TODAY,GONE TOMORROW AN UNFORGETTABLE CLASSIC

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Shirley Temple, Jimmy Durante, Phyllis Brooks, George Murphy, and Edna May Oliver in Little Miss Broadway (1938)

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Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, and Bobs Watson in On Borrowed Time (1939)

Maureen O'Sullivan, William Henry, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan Escapes (1936)

Dean Stockwell in The Boy with Green Hair (1948)

But they don't know that. They think everybody has to get killed. The world doesn't have to be blown up.

Dean Stockwell and Pat O'Brien in The Boy with Green Hair (1948)

Dean Stockwell, Pat O'Brien, Charles Arnt, David Clarke, and Regis Toomey in The Boy with Green Hair (1948)

Pat O&apos;Brien

Robert Ryan

Barbara Hale

Ben Barzman

Alfred Lewis Levitt

Betzi Beaton

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

Joseph Losey

The Boy with Green Hair

A buried treasure, and a film ahead of its time

It would be an obvious point to state that &quot;The Boy with Green Hair&quot; is one of the most touching fantasies ever put on film, for indeed it is that. But, over and above that, it&apos;s a movie which states that being different is all right. That and its pacifistic message made it a film very much ahead of its time and, thus, its reputation as a classic caught up with it over the years.

All of the performances are excellent. Dean Stockwell is probably best known to a later generation as the star of &quot;Blue Velvet&quot; and &quot;Quantum Leap.&quot; But his best role came at the age of twelve with this film. In an understated yet powerful way, he&apos;s very believeable as the young war orphan, living with his grandfather, who is at first bewildered by his sudden change on hair color (Well, wouldn&apos;t YOU be?), but eventually comes to accept it and what it means, hoping his hair, which has been shaved off by superstitious townspeople, comes back green. Pat O&apos;Brien, underplaying more than was usually his wont, gives a charming, yet insightful, performance as his kindly grandfather, a former vaudeville entertainer turned singing waiter. Robert Ryan, forsaking his usual villainous roles, is the child psychologist who helps Stockwell make sense of it all. And those who know Barbara hale primarily as either &quot;Della Street&quot; on the &quot;Perry Mason&quot; shows, the &quot;Amana&quot; lady, or William Katt&apos;s real-life mother, gives a brief but believable performance as Stockwell&apos;s sympathetic teacher.

Joseph Losey was the far-sighted director who brought all this to the screen. Unfortunately, the &quot;dare to be different&quot; and &quot;give peace a chance&quot; aspects of the story would work against him just a few years later, when he was blacklisted. All but unemployable in America, he continued his career in England, and the results, usually in collaboration with screenwriter Harold Pinter, were such critical, if not popular, successes, as &quot;The Servant&quot; and &quot;The Go-Between.&quot;

In short, this an underseen film that deserves to be seen more often. These days it&apos;s frequently on AMC, so catch it.

Official Trailer

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It would be an obvious point to state that "The Boy with Green Hair" is one of the most touching fantasies ever put on film, for indeed it is that. But, over and above that, it's a movie which states that being different is all right. That and its pacifistic message made it a film very much ahead of its time and, thus, its reputation as a classic caught up with it over the years.

All of the performances are excellent. Dean Stockwell is probably best known to a later generation as the star of "Blue Velvet" and "Quantum Leap." But his best role came at the age of twelve with this film. In an understated yet powerful way, he's very believeable as the young war orphan, living with his grandfather, who is at first bewildered by his sudden change on hair color (Well, wouldn't YOU be?), but eventually comes to accept it and what it means, hoping his hair, which has been shaved off by superstitious townspeople, comes back green. Pat O'Brien, underplaying more than was usually his wont, gives a charming, yet insightful, performance as his kindly grandfather, a former vaudeville entertainer turned singing waiter. Robert Ryan, forsaking his usual villainous roles, is the child psychologist who helps Stockwell make sense of it all. And those who know Barbara hale primarily as either "Della Street" on the "Perry Mason" shows, the "Amana" lady, or William Katt's real-life mother, gives a brief but believable performance as Stockwell's sympathetic teacher.

Joseph Losey was the far-sighted director who brought all this to the screen. Unfortunately, the "dare to be different" and "give peace a chance" aspects of the story would work against him just a few years later, when he was blacklisted. All but unemployable in America, he continued his career in England, and the results, usually in collaboration with screenwriter Harold Pinter, were such critical, if not popular, successes, as "The Servant" and "The Go-Between."

In short, this an underseen film that deserves to be seen more often. These days it's frequently on AMC, so catch it.

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