The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Peter, an orphaned boy, is adopted by Gramp Frye after his parents are killed in Europe while doing war relief work. The boy feels safe with his new caretaker, but when he is taunted for being an orphan, he gets demoralized. The next day Peter wakes up with green hair. Embarrassed and further ridiculed, Peter seeks solace in a nearby forest. To his surprise, he finds other orphans in the woods, who encourage him to spread news of the injustices of war.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
68 audience votes
Key crew
- Ben BarzmanWriter
- Alfred Lewis LevittWriter
- Joseph LoseyDirector
- Leigh HarlineOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Pat O'BrienGramp Fry
- Robert RyanDr. Evans
- Barbara HaleMiss Brand
- Dean StockwellPeter
- Richard LyonMichael
- Walter CatlettThe King
- Samuel S. HindsDr. R.T. Knudson
- Regis ToomeyMr. Davis
- Charles MeredithMr. Piper
- David ClarkeBarber
- Billy SheffieldRed
- Johnny CalkinsDanny
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Themes
hair