The Shop Around the Corner is a movie directed by Ernst Lubitsch in 1940 and based on the play Parfumerie by Miklós László, first published in 1937. The movie features James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan, Felix Bressart, William Tracy, Joseph Schildkraut, and others.
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Storyline
Alfred Kralik is the top salesman at a leathergoods shop in Budapest owned by the high-strung Mr. Hugo Matuschek. One morning, Kralik reveals to his friend and coworker Pirovitch that he’s been corresponding anonymously with an intelligent and cultured woman whose ad he came across in the newspaper.
Movie vs Book
Year
1940
Minutes
99
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Shop Around the Corner
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Country: USA
Year: 1940
Length: 1h39m
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Year
1937
Pages
120
Book Rate
7.70
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Book
Parfumerie
Original title: Illatszertár
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