Whitey

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

Cast: Jef Bruyninckx, Magda Janssens, Jef Van Leemput Sr., Jef Van Leemput Jr., Gaston Smet, Nora Oosterwijk, Nand Buyl, Willem Benoy

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.