The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Timing: 1:39 (99 min)

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Video 12

Photo 48

Actors and characters

Release date

1940-01-12

Country

United States

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Budget

$500 000

Revenue

$0

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Director

Ernst Lubitsch

Actors

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

Producer

Ernst Lubitsch

Operator

William H. Daniels

Composer

Werner R. Heymann

Artist

Audition

Editing

Gene Ruggiero
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• Director Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947) wanted to make a film without the glamour usually associated with his work. Even a dress that Margaret Sullavan bought for filming for $1.98, he ordered to be left in the sun for a time to fade the fabric, and then ordered it to be altered to fit the actress as poorly as possible.
• Margaret Sullavan (1909-1960) could irritate anyone. Even James Stewart (1908-1997), whom film critics consider one of the greatest actors in history, once required 48 takes to shoot just one scene with Sullavan.
• James Stewart (1908-1997) and Margaret Sullavan (1909-1960) had known each other long before filming began on this picture. They both performed in a summer stock theater – a theater that puts on stage productions only during the summer, often outdoors, under tents, or in barns – called “University Players.” It was there that Stewart realized his calling and, following Sullavan and another amateur actor, Henry Fonda (1905-1982), went to conquer the New York stage.
• James Stewart (1908-1997) and Margaret Sullavan (1909-1960) had known each other long before filming began on this picture. They both performed in a summer stock theater (a theater that presents stage productions only in the summer – often outdoors, under tents, or in barns) called 'University Players.' It was there that Stewart realized his calling and, following Sullavan and another amateur actor, Henry Fonda (1905-1982), went to conquer the New York stage.