The Shop Around the Corner

1940 · directed by Ernst Lubitsch

Rating
87/100
Hit
yes

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.

The Shop Around the Corner (1940), directed by Ernst Lubitsch, rates 87/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Margaret Sullavan
  • James Stewart
  • Frank Morgan
  • Joseph Schildkraut
  • Sara Haden
  • Felix Bressart
  • William Tracy
  • Inez Courtney
  • Sarah Edwards
  • Edwin Maxwell

Crew

More from Ernst Lubitsch

  1. To Be or Not to Be (1942) — 84/100 · hit
  2. Ninotchka (1939) — 84/100 · hit
  3. Trouble in Paradise (1932) — 82/100 · hit
  4. Angel (1937) — 82/100 · hit
  5. The Love Parade (1929) — 81/100 · hit
  6. Cluny Brown (1946) — 81/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology