The Shop Around the Corner

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The Shop Around the Corner

Synopsis: By night Alfred and Klara are pen pals who have never met but who are deeply devoted to each other. By day, Alfred and Klara are co-workers who, just as deeply, dislike each other in The Shop Around the Corner. Jimmy Stewart stars with Margaret Sullivan as Alfred and Klara in this classic romance directed by the great Ernst Lubitsch. This day/night -- hate/love relationship cannot continue ... but will it be loving or loathing when Alfred and Klara discover the identities of their cherished pen pals?; show more

Release:: 1940

Running Time:: 99 min

Cast:: James Stewart; Margaret Sullavan; Frank Morgan

Director:: Ernst Lubitsch

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by Sam S

Light-hearted and sophisticated Lubitsch comedy

German émigré director Ernst Lubitsch was known for the ‘Lubitsch touch’, a skill at turning out delicate and sophisticated comedies. The Shop Around the Corner is no exception. In a Hollywood vision of Budapest, the story revolves around a little boutique shop run by Mr. Matuschek, played by Frank Morgan (The Wizard of Oz). Herein we witness a growing ...