The Corner (1916)

The Corner (1916) was a Silent Films Film directed by Walter Edwards and produced by Thomas H. Ince.

The Charming Shop Around the Corner

By Judy on Dec 14, 2023 From Cary Grant Won't Eat You

Last month, I wrote about Jimmy Stewart playing a monster in Vertigo. It seems only fair that I cover one of his gentlest roles next, that of lovelorn salesman Alfred Kralik in holiday favorite The Shop Around the Corner (1940). For those unfamiliar with the film, it was later remade as the horrible... Read full article

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It’s Right Around the Corner: The 2023 TCM Film Festival

By shadowsandsatin on Apr 1, 2023 From Shadows and Satin

It?s hard to believe that in less than two weeks, I?ll be on my way to Los Angeles for the 2023 TCM Film Festival, with my fest-going partner, my older daughter Veronica, by my side. I remember when the dates for the fest were first announced last October ? April seemed to be such a long time away, ... Read full article

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The Shop Around The Corner (1940): A Christmas Love Story

By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 25, 2021 From 4 Star Films

The Shop Around The Corner samples a Hollywood-style Hungary that nevertheless establishes it as a much humbler, quieter picture than seasoned Lubitsch aficionados might be accustomed to. It’s subsequently one of his best efforts for this very reason. There’s an intimacy to it, recalling... Read full article

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Holiday Delight on Blu-ray: It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947), Holiday Affair (1949), and The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

By KC on Dec 9, 2020 From Classic Movies

For over ten years on this site I have been banging the drum every holiday season about It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947), Holiday Affair (1949), and The Shop Around the Corner (1940). I never felt like they got enough love, though awareness of these charming films appears to have grown at a steady p... Read full article

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Celebrating "The Shop Around the Corner" on its 80th Birthday

By The Lady Eve on Jan 10, 2020 From Lady Eve's Reel Life

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the premiere of what has been called Ernst Lubitsch’s “most discreet tour de force of art concealing art,” The Shop Around the Corner (1940). That’s a nicely spun phrase; some might simply call it perfection… ~ When she was asked,... Read full article

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