Region: A
MSRP: $21.99
The Production: 5/5
The Shop Around The Corner represents some of the very best work by all involved, from Ernst Lubitschâs spritely direction, to lively leading performances from Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart, with equally outstanding supporting turns from the rest of the cast, all executing a script credited to Samson Raphaelson from an earlier play by Miklos Laszlo. A 1940 production set in Budapest, the film itself works for all times in all locales. Often imitated but rarely equaled,
The Shop Around The Corner is a genuine delight.
Alfred Kralik (Stewart) and Klara Novak (Sullavan) are employees at the titular store owned by Mr. Matuschek (Frank Morgan), employees who despise each other. While they spend the days sniping at each other, both know that the indecisive but good-hearted Matuschek couldnât run the store without Kralik. Most of the film takes place within this setting, and the group of employees that populate