Peter Frye (Dean Stockwell) is an American orphan who lost his parents during the war. He's bald when he's found by the cops. Psychologist Dr. Evans (Robert Ryan) talks to him as he recounts his story. He's living with his Gramp (Pat O'Brien) after being passed around by his other relatives. Miss Brand (Barbara Hale) is his new teacher. He is troubled by being called a war orphan and the general talk of war. With such troubles on his mind, he comes out of the bath one day with green hair.
I love the sentiment and I love one scary scene with the glasses kid. Otherwise, this struggles to fix on its message. I'm still not sure of the relevance of the green hair other than a generalized theme of tolerance. The dream sequence should be Peter's parents telling him what they're doing during the war and what they want him to do. If the hair comes from his parents, then it would be more compelling to see what happens. Overall, the theme is a little too scattered and broad to hit its mark.
I love the sentiment and I love one scary scene with the glasses kid. Otherwise, this struggles to fix on its message. I'm still not sure of the relevance of the green hair other than a generalized theme of tolerance. The dream sequence should be Peter's parents telling him what they're doing during the war and what they want him to do. If the hair comes from his parents, then it would be more compelling to see what happens. Overall, the theme is a little too scattered and broad to hit its mark.