The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

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  • 1hr 39m

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  • Two bickering co-workers fall in love as anonymous pen pals in this trailer.

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ernst Lubitsch

Producer:

Ernst Lubitsch

Release Date:

Jan 1, 1940

Runtime:

1hr 39m

Synopsis

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.

Cast

  • Margaret Sullavan
  • James Stewart
  • Frank Morgan
  • Joseph Schildkraut
  • Sara Haden
  • Felix Bressart
  • William Tracy
  • Inez Courtney
  • Charles Halton
  • Charles Smith

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Metacritic

96
metacritic
Based on 15 Critics
7.2

USER SCORE (25)

Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Reviews
90

Interwoven with subplots centered on the other members of the shop's little family, the romance proceeds through Lubitsch's brilliant deployment of point of view, allowing the audience to enter the perceptions of each individual character at exactly the right moment to develop maximum sympathy and suspense.

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Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
80

This is a sharp, elegant, unsentimental picture in which Stewart plays a character who is often gloomy and downright unsympathetic.

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Metacritic review by Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
80

A pretty kettle of bubbling brew it makes under Mr. Lubitsch's deft and tender management and with a genial company to play it gently, well this side of farce and well that side of utter seriousness.

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Metacritic review by Frank S. Nugent
Frank S. Nugent
The New York Times
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (1940)?
The movie is 1hr 39min long.
What's The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (1940) about?
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Who's the cast of The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (1940)?
  • Margaret Sullavan as Klara Novak
  • James Stewart as Alfred Kralik
  • Frank Morgan as Hugo Matuschek
  • Joseph Schildkraut as Ferencz Vadas
  • Sara Haden as Flora Katcuck
  • Felix Bressart as Pirovitch
  • William Tracy as Pepi Katona
  • Inez Courtney as Ilona Novodny
  • Charles Halton as Detective
  • Charles Smith as Rudy
Who's the director behind The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (1940)?
Ernst Lubitsch directed The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (1940).
Who produced The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (1940)?
Ernst Lubitsch produced The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (1940).