Paul Schleemueller is the town clerk of Schonbach, but secretly, he is counting on becoming the municipality's mayor one day. However, Paul's real passion is poetry, which he has never admitted to anyone, because he thinks it is unworthy of a municipal dignitary to write poems.
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Paul Kemp
Paul Schleemüller, Stadtsekretär
Known for
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The 3 Penny Opera
Georg Alexander
Assessor von Bornefeld, Pauls Vorgesetzter
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Josef von Báky
Franz Weihmayr
Eberhard Schmidt
HW Becker
Hilde Hildebrand
Lona Elvira
Also in
Port of Freedom
Victor and Victoria
Anna Höllering
Utz Utermann
Hans Brausewetter
Lerche, Redakteur des Schönbacher Tagblatts
Known for
Münchhausen
Willy Schiller
Hans Leibelt
Von Lindau, Landrat
Known for
The Punch Bowl
Josef von Báky Director · Utz Utermann Screenplay H.W. Becker Screenplay
First release December 20, 1940 · Produced in Germany · Production Universum Film (UFA)
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UFA
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Universum Film (UFA)
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Germany
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Original title
Der Kleinstadtpoet
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 20, 1940
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No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
December 8, 1941
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