The Shop around the Corner
1940 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Alfred Kralik is the timid headclerk at a Budapest shop named Matuschek and Company. Each morning, the employees wait together for the arrival of their boss, Hugo Matuschek. Following an ad in the newspaper, Alfred has started to exchange letters with a lady friend. Against Alfred's wishes, Matuschek hires Klara Novak. The two quarrel constantly at work, not suspecting that Klara is Alfred's secret correspondent.
Direction Ernst Lubitsch
Cast James Stewart · Margaret Sullavan · Frank Morgan · Felix Bressart · William Tracy · Joseph Schildkraut · Sara Haden · Inez Courtney · Sarah Edwards · Charles Halton · Edwin Maxwell · Charles Smith
Soundtrack Werner R. Heymann
Screenplay Samson Raphaelson · Miklós László
Cinematography William H. Daniels
Original title The Shop around the Corner
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11K votes (FilmAffinity)
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