The Shop Around the Corner

~EVERY GIRL OR FELLOW WHO EVER KEPT A “BLIND DATE”

Overview

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1940-01-12
Budget: $500000
Revenue: $0
Runtime: 99 min

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