CinemaOSMovie · 1940 · 1h 39m · NR
The Shop Around the Corner

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

81%(877)IMDbComedyDramaRomance

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.

Directed byErnst Lubitsch

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 39m
Language
EN
Released
January 12, 1940
Budget
$500,000
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Trailers & teasers

2 videos
The Shop Around the Corner | Promo [HD] | Coolidge Corner Theatre

The Shop Around the Corner | Promo [HD] | Coolidge Corner Theatre

The Shop Around the Corner Trailer

The Shop Around the Corner Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Margaret Sullavan

Margaret Sullavan

Klara Novak

James Stewart

James Stewart

Alfred Kralik

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Hugo Matuschek

Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut

Ferencz Vadas

Sara Haden

Sara Haden

Flora

Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Pirovitch

William Tracy

William Tracy

Pepi Katona

Inez Courtney

Inez Courtney

Ilona

Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Woman Customer

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Doctor

Creative team
Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Written by
Samson Raphaelson
Samson Raphaelson
Produced by
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch

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