The Boy with Green Hair

Peter Frye is an American boy whose parents were killed in the London Blitz. His tragic tale takes a turn for the worse when his hair mysteriously turns green the day after he learns of his parents' death! The reactions of the townspeople and his relatives are very revealing, as Peter goes from hating the strange gift nature has bequeathed upon him to feeling proud of his differences. Joseph Losey, the director of this classic family film, was later blackballed in McCarthy-era America for the message of tolerance and pacifism in The Boy with Green Hair; he did all of his later work in Europe.