Almost Angels

Synopsis
A boy from the wrong side of the tracks wants to join the team, gets hazed by the upper class, but finally wins their respect. Sounds like any number of feel-good sports movies, right? But here’s the catch: the team in question is actually the Vienna Boys Choir. Now raise your hand if you saw that one coming.

Young talent Tony Fiala is the son of a train conductor (“wrong side of the tracks,” indeed) who wants to sing in the famed choir. Mom supports him wholeheartedly, but dad isn’t so sure. The boy gets his shot, and he’s dynamite. Unfortunately, that puts him on the bad side of older choir member Peter Schaefer, who resents that Tony is getting all the attention. But when Tony takes the blame for something Peter did, the two become best friends.

Just when it looks like young Tony's problems are over, new pal Peter gets one of his own: his voice is changing, jeopardizing his place in the Boys Choir. The boys work together on a clever solution, leading to a heartwarming conclusion.

Despite the unusual premise, Almost Angels had the same sweet center audiences had come to expect from Disney. The movie did moderately well in its initial release, then found a wider audience on TV’s The Wonderful World of Disney.

Release History 1962 - Almost Angels

Sub Categories live-action
drama
disney

Studio Disney

Cast

Max Heller		Peter Weck
Tony Fiala		Vincent Winter
Peter Schaefer		Sean Scully
Director Eisinger		Hans Holt
Father Fiala		Fritz Eckhardt
Frau Fiala		Bruni Löbel
Choirmaster		Hermann Furthmosek
Choirmaster		Hans Christian
Choirmaster		Walter Regelsberger
Friedel Schmidt		Dennis Gilmore
Music Teacher		Heinz Grohmann
Seamstress		Heidi Grübl
Felix Meinl		Bernard Hindinger
Sister-nurse		Gerda Maren
Radio Announcer		Gunther Philipp
Wardrobe Mistress		Rose Renée Roth
Woman		Anni Schönhuber
Ferdie		Hennie Scott
Mother		Elisabeth Stiepl
Mathematics Teacher		Walter Varndal
Misignore		Oskar Willner
Woman		Liselotte Wrede