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The Shop Around the Corner(1940)
Status: Released
Date: 1940-01-12
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796 Votes
Time: 1h 39m
EVERY GIRL OR FELLOW WHO EVER KEPT A “BLIND DATE”
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $500,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Shop Around the Corner
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
Sarah Edwards
Woman Customer
Edwin Maxwell
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