The Shop Around the Corner

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 1999 Filmcritic.com

Very cute and clever love/hate story, set in 1930s Budapest (for some reason), about a pair of store employees who fall in love over a pen pal correspondence, but despise each other in real life. Funny and timeless. Jimmy Stewart is fantastic.

Recently remade as the dismal You've Got Mail.

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Rating

4.0 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Ernst Lubitsch
  • Producer: Ernst Lubitsch
  • Screenwriter: Samson Raphaelson
  • Stars: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut, Sara Haden, Felix Bressart, William Tracy, Inez Courtney
  • MPAA Rating: NR