The Shop Around the Corner
EVERY GIRL OR FELLOW WHO EVER KEPT A “BLIND DATE”
Country
Production
Budget
$500 000
Box office
$0
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
William H. Daniels
Composer
Werner R. Heymann
Artist
Audition
Editing
Gene Ruggiero
Whole Team (16)
Whole Team (16)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- 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 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.
- Director Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947) wanted to film the movie without the glamour usually associated with his films. He even ordered a ready-made dress, which Margaret Sullavan had bought for the shoot for $1.98, to be left in the sun for a while so the fabric would fade, and then ordered the cut to be altered so that the dress fit the actress as poorly as possible.
- Margaret Sullavan (1909-1960) had a knack for getting on anyone's nerves. Even James Stewart (1908-1997), whom film historians consider one of the greatest actors in history, once required 48 takes to film a single scene with Sullavan.
- James Stewart (1908-1997) and Margaret Sullavan (1909-1960) knew each other long before filming began on this movie. They both performed in a summer stock theater (a theater that produces stage plays only during the summer, often outdoors, under tents, or in barns) called the "University Players." It was there that Stewart realized his calling, and following Sullavan and another amateur actor, Henry Fonda (1905-1982), he set off to conquer the New York stage.
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