The Model Boy

{{short description|1963 Austrian film by Werner Jacobs}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Model Boy

| image =File:The Model Boy.jpg

| caption =

| director = Werner Jacobs

| producer = Herbert Gruber
Karl Schwetter

| based_on =

| writer = Janne Furch

| narrator =

| starring = Peter Alexander
Cornelia Froboess
Gunther Philipp

| music = Johannes Fehring

| cinematography = Sepp Ketterer
Rudolf Sandtner

| editing = Arnfried Heyne

| studio = Sascha Film

| distributor = Constantin Film

| released = {{Film date|1963|05|17|df=yes}}

| runtime = 93 minutes

| country = Austria

| language = German

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The Model Boy (German: Der Musterknabe) is a 1963 Austrian comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Peter Alexander, Cornelia Froboess and Gunther Philipp.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090207033235/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/292437 BFI.org] Von Dassanowsky p.184

The film was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff and Alexander Sawczynski.