Juggling in Movies
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
[Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Barbara Hale, Dean Stockwell, Richard Lyon]
Peter Frye, typical American boy played by Dean Stockwell, is orphaned when his parents are caught in the London Blitz. He is not told of their fate, but shuttled from one selfish relative to the next, ending with Gramp, a kindly ex-vaudevillian played by Pat O'Brien. Peter and Gramp, both fond of "Irish bulls," get along fine; but the morning after Peter finally learns he's an orphan, his hair spontaneously turns green. The absurd over-reactions of stupid people overturn his life as the story becomes a parable.
At 13:23, a stand-in for Pat O'Brien juggles 3 balls and 2 balls in one
hand for 6 seconds, in front of 12 year old Dean Stockwell.
The entire movie may be seen here.
