The Shop Around the Corner

8.1 1940 Ernst Lubitsch 1h 39m
Comedy Drama Romance
The Shop Around the Corner

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.

Cast

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

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Vibes

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Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with The Shop Around the Corner

You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail 1998
Pen pals across eras. The same love story told sixty years apart, proving that anonymous connection never goes out of style.

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