The Shop Around the Corner
1940 · 99 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 41,285 VOTES · DIR. Ernst Lubitsch
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,513 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:47 - 'Morning, Mr. Pirovitch. - Good morning.
00:04:41 Here.
00:08:36 I think it'll make music lovers out of smokers...
00:12:09 I did! I took care of the finest clientele.
00:15:14 I made that last line rhyme with Matuschek, that's all.
00:19:07 - 'Morning. - Good morning, Kralik.
00:22:16 Is she pretty?
00:26:03 - Is it important? - It's important to me.
00:29:45 We hate to admit we are wrong. That's why we are so feminine.
00:33:06 What?
00:38:14 "He carries with him our best wishes for his success in his future career.
00:44:27 - Good night, Mr. Matuschek. - Good night, vadas.
00:49:54 - "Anna Karenina by Tolstoy." - That's right.
00:54:18 As a matter of fact...
00:58:18 I would describe myself as a contact man.
01:02:38 That's right.
01:06:13 Yes, this is Matuschek and Company.
01:10:32 I'm only the manager.
01:15:04 And when you say, "old maid," he says:
01:19:13 That's a lot of money, but it's worth it to ruin my wife's uncle's Christmas.
01:24:17 Thank you, Mr. Matuschek.
01:29:07 That's beautiful.
01:33:08 I think that little stomach of his gives him a nice, homey quality.
05:50:06 It's a real bargain.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,513
Dialogue density15.3 lines / min
First line00:01:47
Final line05:50:06
Production Record
DirectorErnst Lubitsch
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes41,285