The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

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

1940•1h 39m•8.1/10

ComedyDramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.1/10(816)

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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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Margaret Sullavan

Margaret Sullavan

Klara Novak

James Stewart

James Stewart

Alfred Kralik

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Hugo Matuschek

Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut

Ferencz Vadas

Sara Haden

Sara Haden

Flora

Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Pirovitch

William Tracy

William Tracy

Pepi Katona

Inez Courtney

Inez Courtney

Ilona

Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Woman Customer

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Doctor

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Detective

Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Rudy

Charles Arnt

Charles Arnt

Policeman (uncredited)

Joan Blair

Customer (uncredited)

Mary Carr

Mary Carr

Grandmother (uncredited)

Mabel Colcord

Aunt Anna (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

Customer (uncredited)

William Edmunds

William Edmunds

Waiter (uncredited)

Grace Hayle

Grace Hayle

Plump Woman (uncredited)

Mira McKinney

Mira McKinney

Customer (uncredited)

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