Whitey

Story

Synopsis

The first movie version, from the age of black & white, of Flemish (heimat-)author Ernest Claes' classical novel, titled after the nickname (Dutch 'the White', referring to a blond male) of the main character: a smart but naughty farmhand's son whose eternal mischief, pranks and disobedience drive his elders (especially teachers, family and father's grumpy employer, a rich farmer) and classmates to despair in a time when a boy's punishment was still inevitable, swift and often severe.

Director

Jan Vanderheyden

Writers

Edith Kiel, Ernest Claes

Language

Dutch

Country

Belgium

Release date

26 June 1934

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Jef Bruyninckx

  De witte

• Magda Janssens

  Moeder

• Jef Van Leemput Sr.

  Vader

• Jef Van Leemput Jr.

  Mulder

• Gaston Smet

  Niske

• Nora Oosterwijk

  Treske

• 

  Nand Buyl

  Makker (I)

• Willem Benoy

  Hoofdonderwijzer

• Remy Angenot

  Mijnheer Boon

• Willem Cauwenberg

  Onderwijzer

• Wim De Gruyter

  Makker (II)

• Jules Dirickx