Jan 12, 1940
99 min
Full-HD

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

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.

Category

Comedy Drama Romance

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Margaret Sullavan

Klara Novak

James Stewart

Alfred Kralik

Frank Morgan

Hugo Matuschek

Joseph Schildkraut

Ferencz Vadas

Sara Haden

Flora

Felix Bressart

Pirovitch

William Tracy

Pepi Katona

Inez Courtney

Ilona

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