Small Town Poet (German: Der Kleinstadtpoet) is a 1940 German comedy film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Paul Kemp, Hilde Schneider, Edith Oàand Georg Alexander. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz F. Fürst and Willy Schiller.
Schleemüller is the town clerk in a small settlement who dreams of one day becoming mayor. He also writes poetry secretly as he doesn't believe it fitting for a man in his position. One day he drunkenly confesses to the hairdresser Emily and persuades him to publish the poems in his own name. The works rapidly become a bestseller and Emil's business thrives as he is now public celebrity. However when one of the next batch of poems casts the town in an unflattering light and Emil suddenly finds his hairdressing salon boycotted by everyone. Schleemüller wonders up if he should own about his authorship, particularly as a university is about to make a grant of 10,000 marks.