The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Director:Ernst Lubitsch

Writers:Samson Raphaelson (screenplay)

Miklós László (play)

Release Date:12 January 1940 (USA)

Genre:Comedy | Romance | Drama more

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

Cast (Complete credited cast)

Margaret Sullavan ... Klara Novak
James Stewart ... Alfred Kralik
Frank Morgan ... Hugo Matuschek
Joseph Schildkraut ... Ferencz Vadas
Sara Haden ... Flora
Felix Bressart ... Pirovitch
William Tracy ... Pepi Katona
Inez Courtney ... Ilona Novotny
Sarah Edwards ... Woman Customer
Edwin Maxwell ... Doctor
Charles Halton ... Detective
Charles Smith ... Rudy

Additional Details
Parents Guide:Add content advisory for parents
Runtime:99 min
Country:USA
Language:English
Color:Black and White
Aspect Ratio:1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:USA:Approved (certificate #5967) | Canada:G (video rating) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U
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Company:Loew's more

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Fun Stuff
Trivia:According to the Book "Ernst Lubitsch: Laughter in Paradise", ‘The Shop Around the Corner’ is the most meaningful tribute possible to the owner and employees of the long vanished Berlin clothing firm of S. Lubitsch. more
Goofs:Continuity: When Klara hurries out of the back room with her hat and coat she rushes past the rest of the employees as they enter the room in a group. Flora is the second-to-last person in the line and she is clearly inside the room before Klara runs past. In the next cut showing Klara hurrying through the store, Flora is the last person in line and is still in the doorway. more
Quotes:[Alfred Kralik has just been called into his supervisor's office]
Alfred Kralik: Yes, Mr. Matuschek
Hugo Matuschek: Eh, close the door. Kralik, why did you put me in that situation, in front of the whole shop?
Alfred Kralik: Well, I'm very sorry, sir... but it was not my fault.
Hugo Matuschek: Well whose fault was it? Mine?
Alfred Kralik: Well... yes.
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Movie Connections:Referenced in Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008) more
Soundtrack:Ochi Tchornya (Dark Eyes) more

I watched this movie today. You might know one of its remakes "You Got Mail". The original is just as good as its remake. I suggest everyone to see this movie.