---
title: 'The Boy with Green Hair (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph Losey'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-boy-with-green-hair-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040185/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Boy with Green Hair (1948)

1948 · 82 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Boy with Green Hair is a 1948 American fantasy drama film directed by Joseph Losey in his feature film directorial debut, from a screenplay by Ben Barzman and Alfred Lewis Levitt. Based on a 1946 short story by Betzi Beaton, the film stars Dean Stockwell as Peter Fry, a young war orphan who is subject to ridicule after his hair mysteriously turns green. The cast also features Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, and Barbara Hale.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joseph Losey](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-losey)
- **Screenplay:** [Ben Barzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-barzman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leigh Harline](https://cinepixo.com/people/leigh-harline)
- **Producer:** [Dore Schary](https://cinepixo.com/people/dore-schary)
- **Director of Photography:** [George Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-barnes)

## Cast

- [Regis Toomey](https://cinepixo.com/people/regis-toomey)
- [Robert Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ryan)
- [David Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-clarke)
- [Samuel S. Hinds](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-s-hinds)
- [Charles Meredith](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-meredith)
- [Dwayne Hickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dwayne-hickman)
- [Dean Stockwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-stockwell)
- [Pat O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-o-brien)
- [Walter Catlett](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-catlett)
- [Barbara Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-hale)

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