Jef Bruyninckx

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Vanderheyden
CAST:  Jef Bruyninckx  •  Magda Janssens  •  Jef Van Leemput Sr.  •  Jef Van Leemput Jr.

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Vanderheyden
CAST:  Jef Bruyninckx  •  Magda Janssens  •  Jef Van Leemput Sr.  •  Jef Van Leemput Jr.

Bachelor with 40 children (1958)

Isidoor lives with his niece and a housekeeper in a little provincial town. One day he receives a letter: he is to be the heir of a distant and wealthy relative. There is only one condition: he has to go and live for a year in "Home lux et vita", otherwise he will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jef Bruyninckx
CAST:  Charles Janssens  •  Sabrina Hey  •  Irma De Veirman  •  Co Flower

Isidoor lives with his niece and a housekeeper in a little provincial town. One day he receives a letter: he is to be the heir of a distant and wealthy relative. There is only one condition: he has to go and live for a year in "Home lux et vita", otherwise he will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jef Bruyninckx
CAST:  Charles Janssens  •  Sabrina Hey  •  Irma De Veirman  •  Co Flower

The Tale of the Good Murderer (1956)

Based on the play of the same tittle by Jos Janssen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jef Bruyninckx
CAST:  Louis Baret  •  Kris Betz  •  Mary Brouillard  •  Paul Cammermans

Based on the play of the same tittle by Jos Janssen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jef Bruyninckx
CAST:  Louis Baret  •  Kris Betz  •  Mary Brouillard  •  Paul Cammermans

Fire, Love and Vitamins (1956)

A widower is being courted by 3 women, ... .  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jef Bruyninckx
CAST:  Charles Janssens  •  Nora Aurousseau  •  Gebroeders De Clerck  •  Romain Deconinck

A widower is being courted by 3 women, ... .  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jef Bruyninckx
CAST:  Charles Janssens  •  Nora Aurousseau  •  Gebroeders De Clerck  •  Romain Deconinck

What Do We Do With Love? (1957)

Five rather frivolous musicians seize the opportunity to perform on a cruise in the Mediterranean. Alas: they are under contract to engage a female singer - and they fear to fall in love with her, which would endanger their friendship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jef Bruyninckx
CAST:  Anny Andersen  •  Wies Andersen  •  Nora Aurousseau  •  Paul Cammermans

Five rather frivolous musicians seize the opportunity to perform on a cruise in the Mediterranean. Alas: they are under contract to engage a female singer - and they fear to fall in love with her, which would endanger their friendship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jef Bruyninckx
CAST:  Anny Andersen  •  Wies Andersen  •  Nora Aurousseau  •  Paul Cammermans

Uilenspiegel Still Lives (1935)

A local brass band rehearses for a music competition in Bruges. They are confident that a new march by a young music teacher will get them the first prize. Their chance of winning seems to get an awful lot smaller when a a fight breaks out between the chairman and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Vanderheyden
CAST:  Jef Bruyninckx  •  Sarina Beeckmans  •  Willem Benoy  •  Nand Buyl

A local brass band rehearses for a music competition in Bruges. They are confident that a new march by a young music teacher will get them the first prize. Their chance of winning seems to get an awful lot smaller when a a fight breaks out between the chairman and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Vanderheyden
CAST:  Jef Bruyninckx  •  Sarina Beeckmans  •  Willem Benoy  •  Nand Buyl

Music in the Harbour (1937)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Vanderheyden
CAST:  Jef Bruyninckx  •  Nand Buyl  •  Oscar Ferket  •  Helena Haak

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Vanderheyden
CAST:  Jef Bruyninckx  •  Nand Buyl  •  Oscar Ferket  •  Helena Haak

Janssens versus Peeters (1939)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Vanderheyden
CAST:  Jef Bruyninckx  •  Nand Buyl  •  Louisa Colpeyn  •  Nini De Boël

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Vanderheyden
CAST:  Jef Bruyninckx  •  Nand Buyl  •  Louisa Colpeyn  •  Nini De Boël

Het geluk komt morgen (1958)

Each year Thomas goes an a pilgrimage but he has more difficulty to complete it, but then he is offered a footbath that appears to contain a miracle drug. Wouldn't this make a huge seller during Expo 58 in Brussels... .  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jef Bruyninckx
CAST:  Anny Andersen  •  Hector Camerlynck  •  Paul Cammermans  •  Cois Cassiers

Each year Thomas goes an a pilgrimage but he has more difficulty to complete it, but then he is offered a footbath that appears to contain a miracle drug. Wouldn't this make a huge seller during Expo 58 in Brussels... .  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jef Bruyninckx
CAST:  Anny Andersen  •  Hector Camerlynck  •  Paul Cammermans  •  Cois Cassiers

Met den helm geboren (1939)

Meldodrama/folk comedy about a lower class guy who falls in love with the daughter of the lord of the castle ... .  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Vanderheyden
CAST:  Jef Bruyninckx  •  Nand Buyl  •  Tilly Janssens  •  Germaine Loosveldt

Meldodrama/folk comedy about a lower class guy who falls in love with the daughter of the lord of the castle ... .  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Vanderheyden
CAST:  Jef Bruyninckx  •  Nand Buyl  •  Tilly Janssens  •  Germaine Loosveldt

Alleen voor U (1935)

A musical comedy about a rich girl Jenny who falls in love with a a poor but beautiful singing hairdresser's assistant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Vanderheyden
CAST:  Pola Cortez  •  Frits Vaerewyck  •  Willem Benoy  •  Stella Blanckaert

A musical comedy about a rich girl Jenny who falls in love with a a poor but beautiful singing hairdresser's assistant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Vanderheyden
CAST:  Pola Cortez  •  Frits Vaerewyck  •  Willem Benoy  •  Stella Blanckaert

De Gouden Gondel (1957)

Short musical documentary  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jef Bruyninckx
CAST:  Het Radio Amusementorkest  •  Francis Bay

Short musical documentary  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jef Bruyninckx
CAST:  Het Radio Amusementorkest  •  Francis Bay