The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

01/12/1940 (US) • 1h 39m

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

James Stewart

Alfred Kralik

Frank Morgan

Hugo Matuschek

Joseph Schildkraut

Ferencz Vadas

William Tracy

Pepi Katona

Sarah Edwards

Woman Customer


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$500,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

salesclerk

secret love

lovesickness

budapest, hungary

anonymous letter

man woman relationship

pen pals

love

co-workers relationship

music box

bickering

gift shop

holiday season

christmas

parfumerie

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