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The Shop Around the Corner

1940·1h 39m·Approved
DramaRomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 8.0/10
44,257 votes
Metascore
96
Metacritic

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.

The Shop Around the Corner is a 1940 drama romance movie directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 44,257 votes and runs 1h 39m.

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Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Stars
James Stewart
Frank Morgan
Joseph Schildkraut
Margaret Sullavan
Details
1940-01-12
99 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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