Movie

The Shop Around the Corner

Released: January 12, 1940 (1940)

Runtime: 99 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Sarah Edwards as Woman Customer
Age at release: 58
Edwin Maxwell as Doctor
Age at release: 53
Frank Morgan as Hugo Matuschek
Age at release: 49
Felix Bressart as Pirovitch
Age at release: 47
Joseph Schildkraut as Ferencz Vadas
Age at release: 43
Sara Haden as Flora
Age at release: 41
James Stewart as Alfred Kralik
Age at release: 31
Inez Courtney as Ilona
Age at release: 31
Margaret Sullavan as Klara Novak
Age at release: 30
William Tracy as Pepi Katona
Age at release: 22

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Mabel Colcord as Aunt Anna (uncredited)
Age at release: 66
Mary Carr as Grandmother (uncredited)
Age at release: 65
Charles Halton as Detective
Age at release: 63
William Edmunds as Waiter (uncredited)
Age at release: 55
Grace Hayle as Plump Woman (uncredited)
Age at release: 51
Gertrude Simpson as Customer (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
Claire Du Brey as Customer (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
Mira McKinney as Customer (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
Renie Riano as Customer (uncredited)
Age at release: 40
Ruth Warren as Customer (uncredited)
Age at release: 38
Joan Blair as Customer (uncredited)
Age at release: 36
Charles Arnt as Policeman (uncredited)
Age at release: 33
Charles Smith as Rudy
Age at release: 19
Sol Murgi as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown