Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1940 · 1h 39m

The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner poster
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Cast
Margaret Sullavan as Klara Novak James Stewart as Alfred Kralik Frank Morgan as Hugo Matuschek Joseph Schildkraut as Ferencz Vadas Sara Haden as Flora Felix Bressart as Pirovitch
Crew
William H. Daniels — Director of Photography Gene Ruggiero — Editor Werner R. Heymann — Original Music Composer Samson Raphaelson — Screenplay Ernst Lubitsch — Producer
Tagline

EVERY GIRL OR FELLOW WHO EVER KEPT A “BLIND DATE”

Synopsis

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.

Trailer The Shop Around the Corner — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
salesclerksecret lovelovesicknessbudapest, hungaryanonymous letterman woman relationshippen palsloveblack and whiteco-workers relationshipmusic boxbickering
Key Collaborators
Ernst Lubitsch Director William H. Daniels Director of Photography Gene Ruggiero Editor Werner R. Heymann Original Music Composer Samson Raphaelson Screenplay Ernst Lubitsch Producer
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