Vom Bäumlein, das andere Blätter hat gewollt ("Of the little tree which wished for different leaves") is a short antisemitic propaganda cartoon produced in 1940 in the Fascist German movie studio Zeichenfilm GmbH.
Plot The film depicts a golden tree inhabited by little birds, whose leaves (all but one) are stolen by a caricature of a Jewish man: Aber wie es Abend ward, ging der Jude durch den Wald, er steckt sie ein, geht eilends fort und lässt das leere Bäumlein dort..."But when night fell, the Jew passed through the forest; he puts them in his bag and leaves quickly, leaving the little tree all alone..."
Production The cartoon is based on a poem by Friedrich Rückert of the same name. It was produced by Hubert Schonger and directed by Heinz Tischmeyer.
The poem Rückert's poem begins, Es ist ein Bäumlein gestanden im Wald In gutem und schlechtem Wetter Vom Bäumlein, das andere Blätter hat gewollt, Rückert, Friedrich (1788-1866).
A little tree stood in the forest In good and bad weather
See also List of German films 1933–1945
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