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EVERY GIRL OR FELLOW WHO EVER KEPT A “BLIND DATE” - The Shop Around the Corner
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Title: The Shop Around the Corner

Release Date: 12 Jan 1940

Runtime: 1h 39m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 8.135 (736 votes)

Cast

  • Klara Novak: Margaret Sullavan
  • Alfred Kralik: James Stewart
  • Hugo Matuschek: Frank Morgan
  • Ferencz Vadas: Joseph Schildkraut
  • Flora: Sara Haden
  • Pirovitch: Felix Bressart
  • Pepi Katona: William Tracy
  • Ilona: Inez Courtney
  • Woman Customer: Sarah Edwards
  • Doctor: Edwin Maxwell
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