Whitey

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.

Directed by Jan Vanderheyden

Top cast

Jef Bruyninckx

De witte

M

Magda Janssens

Moeder

J

Jef Van Leemput Sr.

Vader

J

Jef Van Leemput Jr.

Mulder

G

Gaston Smet

Niske

N

Nora Oosterwijk

Treske

Nand Buyl

Makker (I)

W

Willem Benoy

Hoofdonderwijzer

R

Remy Angenot

Mijnheer Boon

W

Willem Cauwenberg

Onderwijzer

W

Wim De Gruyter

Makker (II)

J

Jules Dirickx

F

Frida Gonissen

Marieke

G

Germaine Loosveldt

Vrouw van Mulder

J

Jozef Sterkens

Tenor

B

Betty Van Roey

Marie-Louise

I

Ida Wasserman

Lieske

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