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The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

EVERY GIRL OR FELLOW WHO EVER KEPT A "BLIND DATE" - will get a bang out of this comedy!

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Ernst Lubitsch
Writer : Samson Raphaelson

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.

Actors

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
Charles Halton
Charles Halton
Detective
Charles Smith
Charles Smith
Rudy
Charles Arnt
Charles Arnt
Policeman (uncredited)
Joan Blair
Joan Blair
Customer (uncredited)
Mary Carr
Mary Carr
Grandmother (uncredited)
Mabel Colcord
Mabel Colcord
Aunt Anna (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Claire Du Brey
Customer (uncredited)
William Edmunds
William Edmunds
Waiter (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
Grace Hayle
Plump Woman (uncredited)
Mira McKinney
Mira McKinney
Customer (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Sol Murgi
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Renie Riano
Renie Riano
Customer (uncredited)
Gertrude Simpson
Gertrude Simpson
Customer (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
Ruth Warren
Customer (uncredited)

Crews

Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Director
Samson Raphaelson
Samson Raphaelson
Screenplay
Miklós László
Miklós László
Theatre Play
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Producer
Werner R. Heymann
Werner R. Heymann
Original Music Composer
William H. Daniels
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Gene Ruggiero
Gene Ruggiero
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Horace Hough
Horace Hough
Assistant Director
Wally Heglin
Wally Heglin
Orchestrator
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Wade B. Rubottom
Wade B. Rubottom
Art Direction
Arthur Rose
Arthur Rose
Unit Manager
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
Additional Writing
Mentor Huebner
Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator

Trailers and other movies

The Shop Around the Corner Trailer
'The Shop Around the Corner' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
Allan Arkush on THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER

Posters and backgrounds

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