The Shop Around the Corner

Jan, 1940

99 mins

8.2

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.

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John Chard

9.0

December 28, 2019

Ah, epistolary love, delightful. This is the story of Matuschek and Company - - of Mr. Matuschek and the people who work for him. It is just around the corner from Andrassy Street - - on Balta Street, in Budapest, Hungary. Klara Novak seeks work at Hugo Matuschek's Budapest store, after initially being turned down by head clerk Alf...
CinemaSerf

8.0

June 23, 2022

Frank Morgan is super in this delightful comedy drama. His general goods store finds itself with a new employee in "Klara" (Margaret Sullavan) who has loads of new techniques and a style that manages to irk long time supervisor "Kralik" (James Stewart). What we know from early on is that both are engaged, enthusiastically, in a pen-pal re...

Videos

Blue Christmas | The Shop Around the Corner | Warner Archive
Dec 24, 2020

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Open HD | The Shop Around The Corner | Warner Archive
Dec 24, 2020

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The Shop Around the Corner | Promo [HD] | Coolidge Corner Theatre
Jul 05, 2018

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Allan Arkush on THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER
Oct 15, 2017

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First Date | The Shop Around The Corner | Warner Archive
Nov 29, 2016

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How Do You Know? | The Shop Around The Corner | Warner Archive
Nov 29, 2016

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Haven't Met Her Yet | The Shop Around The Corner | Warner Archive
Nov 29, 2016

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I Don't Like You | The Shop Around The Corner | Warner Archive
Nov 29, 2016

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