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The Shop Around the Corner( 1940)

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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

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      Margaret Sullavan

      Klara Novak

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      James Stewart

      Alfred Kralik

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      Frank Morgan

      Hugo Matuschek

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      Joseph Schildkraut

      Ferencz Vadas

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      Sara Haden

      Flora

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      Felix Bressart

      Pirovitch

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      William Tracy

      Pepi Katona

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      Inez Courtney

      Ilona

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      Sarah Edwards

      Woman Customer

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      Edwin Maxwell

      Doctor

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      Charles Halton

      Detective

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      Charles Smith

      Rudy

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      Charles Arnt

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Joan Blair

      Customer (uncredited)

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      Mary Carr

      Grandmother (uncredited)

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      Mabel Colcord

      Aunt Anna (uncredited)

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      Claire Du Brey

      Customer (uncredited)

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      William Edmunds

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Grace Hayle

      Plump Woman (uncredited)

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      Mira McKinney

      Customer (uncredited)

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      Sol Murgi

      Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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      Renie Riano

      Customer (uncredited)

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      Gertrude Simpson

      Customer (uncredited)

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      Ruth Warren

      Customer (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    9
    Written by John Chard on Sat Dec 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 Alfred Kralik, she gains employment after impressing the originally gruff Matuschek himself. This annoys Alfred and both he and Klara take an instant dislike to each other, completely unaware that they are I fact both each others lonely hearts pen pal. Boy oh b...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    500000.00

    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