Jan Vanderheyden

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Jan Vanderheyden

Born October 10, 1890 · Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium

Died March 27, 1961 · aged 70

Jan Vanderheyden (1890–1961) was a Belgian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was born on 10 October 1890 in Antwerp and died there on 27 March 1961. From the 1920s to the 1960s, he played a crucial role in the development of Flemish cinema, especially through his production company Jan Vanderheyden-Film, which helped establish one of the first consistent film production circuits in Fl…

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De wonderdoktoorDe wonderdoktoor · 1936
De wonderdoktoor
★ 9.01936
MovieComedy
Steven Martens wants to establish himself as the village doctor. His cousin Boone, a cunning farmer, manages to persuade Steven to act as a "miracle doctor." This earns him an extensive clientele. Steven refuses to marry Marietje, the mayor's daughter. This prompts the angry village potentate to launch an investigation into Steven's qualifications. The young doctor is, of course, cleared of any wrongdoing, but the villagers feel betrayed and stop visiting him.
WhiteyWhitey · 1934
Whitey
★ 7.81934
MovieComedy
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.
Music in the HarbourMusic in the Harbour · 1937
Music in the Harbour
★ 7.01937
MovieComedyCrime
Frits and Jef are mates on a ship and have been friends for long. Frits, who is the steward, is also engaged to Jef's sister Marieke. When the two men disembark in Antwerp, their birth town, Frits realizes to his shock that a drug runner has hidden his contraband in his baggage. He informs the police at once and starts his own investigation...
Janssens versus PeetersJanssens versus Peeters · 1939
Janssens versus Peeters
★ 8.01939
MovieComedy
A popular comedy in which the daughter of baker Peeters is set to get married with the son of innkeeper Janssens but then the parents start to argue and are opposed to the marriage but the couple elopes.
White is TrumpWhite is Trump · 1940
White is Trump
★ 7.01940
MovieComedy
Liliane Springer, the daughter of Antwerpen office manager, has fallen in love with a football player, Raymond Smet. The trouble is that he is the star player of the Green team whereas her father is dedicated supporter of the White football team. Will love be stronger than sectarianism?
A Nice CaseA Nice Case · 1941
A Nice Case
★ 9.01941
MovieComedy
A good bourgeois couple have adopted Monneke, a country boy. Maybe they should not have as their peaceful life is turned upside down by the antics of the little rascal.
Antoon, de flierefluiterAntoon, de flierefluiter · 1942
Antoon, de flierefluiter
★ 9.01942
MovieComedy
There is a beautiful windmill near Winkelbroek. The miller is Wannes Coppens, someone who knows all the ways, but especially the detours, to achieve his goal. He is particularly proud of his son Antoon. He is a teacher, conductor of the brass band, painter... and has the reputation of being the biggest joker in Winkelbroek. Through Antoon's marriage to Louisa from the brewery, the miller hopes to regain possession of a piece of land. But the old brewer is unyielding. Wannes then takes a detour via the mayor.
Drie flinke kerelsDrie flinke kerels · 1938
Drie flinke kerels
★ 8.01938
MovieComedy
Three reporters are being fired by their old fashioned editor after a compromising photo of them appeared in some newspapers.

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