Whitey (1934)
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
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Jef Bruyninckx as De witte |
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Magda Janssens as Moeder |
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Jef Van Leemput Sr. as Vader |
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Jef Van Leemput Jr. as Mulder |
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Gaston Smet as Niske |
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Nora Oosterwijk as Treske |
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Nand Buyl as Makker (I) |
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Willem Benoy as Hoofdonderwijzer |
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Remy Angenot as Mijnheer Boon |
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Willem Cauwenberg as Onderwijzer |
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Wim De Gruyter as Makker (II) |
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Jules Dirickx as |
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Frida Gonissen as Marieke |
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Germaine Loosveldt as Vrouw van Mulder |
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Jozef Sterkens as Tenor |
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Betty Van Roey as Marie-Louise |
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Ida Wasserman as Lieske |
| Directing | Jan Vanderheyden | Director |
| Writing | Ernest Claes | Story |
| Editing | Walter von Bonhorst | Editor |
| Crew | Erwald Daub | Cinematography |
| Writing | Edith Kiel | Writer |
| Sound | Renaat Veremans | Sound |