Movie

Whitey (1934)

• June 26, 1934
• 1h 40m

• Comedy

Overview

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

Ernest Claes, Edith Kiel

Starring

Jef Bruyninckx, Magda Janssens, Jef Van Leemput Sr.