Figure 1.--Here Sister Maria fits Toni for his new Vienna Choir sailor suit uniform which he proudly wears..

Toni and the other boys in "An Orphan Boy of Vienna" are costumed in a variety of outfits. Actually we are not sure just how much costuming is involved. As the boys were choristets at the school, they probably mostly wore their choir uniform and other clothes. It was not uncommon in low-budget films for the actors, especially children, to wear their own clothes rather than costumes which the producers would have to purchase. This worked well in films with contemporary settings. The boys wear white "T"-shirts and short pants in one scene wear they are playing football. This was presumably the choir gym suit. Toni's poor clothes at the beginning of the film were presumably a costume. We are less sure about their Tyrolean outfits. he choir sings and travels in their blue sailor suits, very similar to today's uniform of the Vienna Choir Boys. Toni is the only boy who wears shorts in the film, except for the soccer and Tyrolean scenes. This is in part because the boys at school wear their long pants sailor suit uniforms.

Suit

Toni is first seen in a well patched jacket that appears to have a herringbone pattern, a white or light colored shirt with a collar, suspenders that have one strap missing (so that theone remaining strap looks a bit like a military style shoulder strap), medium colored above the knee shorts, light/medium knee socks turned down a bit at top, and leather lace up shoes. Tonis clothes improve as the movie progresses. He wears a light colored suit jacket and matching shorts that look new in one scene at the choir's residence in the Tyrol. These shorts are a somewhat shorter than those he wore at the beginning of the film. The boys are not wearing ties in any of the scenes.

Short Pants

Toni is the only boy wearing short pants except for the excursion into the Tyrolean mountains. Most of the boys there they are visiting the Tyrol, they dress in typical Tyrolian clothes--halter shorts and heavy knee socks and hiking boots. Some boys wear Tyrolean hats. Some wear long sleeved field jackets with utility pockets, while others wear vests over long sleeved shirts, rolled at the sleeves.

Lederhosen

In one scene two younger boys engage Toni in a street game. Both appear to be wearing lederhosen with ankle socks. The younger appearing of these two boys wears a white/lightcolored pullover shirt without a collar and what look like closed toe sandals, and the other boy wears a light colored shirt with a collar, sleeves rolled up above the elbows, and leather shoes.

Choir Uniforms and Costumes

We see the boys in their official uniform, a long trousers sailor suit. They wear those uniform when they sing concerts and travel. At the school, the choristers are seen in their traditional sailor suit uniforms. These are traditional suits based on thecuniform of the Austrian Navy. In a few scenes the choristers wear special costumes for performances. One rehersal appears to be for a play set during the time of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

Football

The choir boys are playing soccer (football) in one scene. They wear shorts and white shirts on the soccer field. The boys wear white T shirts with distinctively square necklines. Their shorts are quite dark and appear to be made for physical training. Their socks are varied. Most wear dark knee socks, a few wear dark ankle socks, and for some, the knee socks are in various stages of descent down their shins! Dark leather shoes are worn by all all the boys.

Footwear

Their footwear is a little harder to discern, due to the angle and range of the film's shots, but the shoes are leather in all cases. Toni wears traditional lederhosen with suspenders in this scene.