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The Shop Around the Corner

Movie
1940
1h 39m
NR
English
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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8.2
Critic Score: 
98
The Shop Around the Corner' Poster
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.
The Shop Around the Corner Poster

The Shop Around the Corner

NR
Movie
1940
1h 39m
English
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
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8.2
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98

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James Stewart
Alfred Kralik
Frank Morgan
Hugo Matuschek
Joseph Schildkraut
Ferencz Vadas
William Tracy
Pepi Katona
Sarah Edwards
Woman Customer
Charles Arnt
Policeman (uncredited)
Joan Blair
Customer (uncredited)
Mary Carr
Grandmother (uncredited)
Mabel Colcord
Aunt Anna (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Customer (uncredited)
William Edmunds
Waiter (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
Plump Woman (uncredited)
Mira McKinney
Customer (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Renie Riano
Customer (uncredited)
Gertrude Simpson
Customer (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
Customer (uncredited)
Directed By: Ernst Lubitsch
Written By: Samson Raphaelson (Screenplay)

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Nancy L Draper says...
5 years ago
Honestly, is anyone more charming than Jimmy Stewart? I hadn't seen this movie before but was intrigued when I saw it on a Favourite Christmas Movie list. Fortunately, it was playing on Turner Classic Movie channel, so I settled down after my family's Christmas celebration and just enjoyed! Movies from this era of film are more akin to stage plays than the movies now and I so enjoy the craft of well spoken dialogue. The plot is simple and transparent (it's premise was the inspiration for YOU'VE GOT MAIL). The supporting cast is eclectic and entertaining. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I give this film a 7.9 (enjoyable) out of 10. [Christmas Romantic Drama/Comedy]
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juliosoft says...
5 years ago
the movie on which it is based: You have an e-mail. Ernst Lubitsch + good script + good cast = great movie
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mbody says...
7 years ago
This is one of my favorite Jimmy Stewart movies. This was also the movie that inspired the modern movie "you've got mail" starring Tom Hanks. The back and forth between the two main characters is hilarious and the whole movie is just so much fun!
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jarvis-8243417 says...
2 years ago
The Shop Around the Corner is a classic holiday romance starring Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart. Based on an acclaimed play, the story follows two lonely souls who fall in love through a mail correspondence, unaware that they are actually rival co-workers at a gift shop. Sullavan and Steward are pretty good together; though Stewart is clearly giving the stronger performance. And while the romance plot works, there are some confusing subplots that clutter up the film and hurt the storytelling. Yet despite its problems, The Shop Around the Corner is a charming film with Christmas spirit.
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Featured User Reviews

CinemaSerf
2 years ago
Frank Morgan is super in this delightful comedy drama. His general goods store finds itself with a new employee in "Klara" (Margaret Sullavan) who has loads of new techniques and a style that manages to irk long time supervisor "Kralik" (James Stewart). What we know from early on is that both are en More
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John Chard
4 years ago
Ah, epistolary love, delightful.

This is the story of Matuschek and Company - - of Mr. Matuschek and the people who work for him. It is just around the corner from Andrassy Street - - on Balta Street, in Budapest, Hungary.

Klara Novak seeks work at Hugo Matuschek's Budapest store, after initi More
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