Whitey

Directed by Jan Vanderheyden
1934    1h 40mComedy
6.67.7
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.

Where to Watch Whitey

  • Jef BruyninckxDe witte
  • Magda JanssensMoeder
  • Jef Van Leemput Sr.Vader
  • Jef Van Leemput Jr.Mulder
  • Gaston SmetNiske
  • Nora OosterwijkTreske
  • Nand BuylMakker (I)
  • Willem BenoyHoofdonderwijzer
  • Remy AngenotMijnheer Boon
  • Willem CauwenbergOnderwijzer
  • Wim De GruyterMakker (II)
  • Jules Dirickx
  • Frida GonissenMarieke
  • Germaine LoosveldtVrouw van Mulder
  • Jozef SterkensTenor
  • Betty Van RoeyMarie-Louise
  • Ida WassermanLieske
  • Jan VanderheydenDirector
  • Edith KielWriter
  • Walter von BonhorstEditor

Whitey Trivia

Whitey was released on June 26, 1934.

Whitey was directed by Jan Vanderheyden.

Whitey has a runtime of 1h 40m.

Whitey was produced by Jan Vanderheyden.

The key characters in Whitey are De witte (Jef Bruyninckx), Moeder (Magda Janssens), Vader (Jef Van Leemput Sr.).

Whitey is a Comedy film.

Whitey has an audience rating of 6.6 out of 10.

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