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.
00:04:37 - Good morning, Mr. Matuschek. - Yes, good morning.
00:08:31 I think people who smoke cigarettes...
00:11:59 I'm not inexperienced.
00:14:57 I'm glad you enjoyed yourself so much.
00:18:18 "Too much candy, now be careful."
00:21:52 Good morning.
00:25:12 Well, you were sleeping, and I didn't want to disturb you.
00:29:05 Take for instance when I was with Foeldes Brothers & Sons.
00:32:20 - Do you want a brass band? - You're being unjust.
00:36:33 That's 200 pengo.
00:43:18 Yes. Thank you.
00:48:16 Yes, I'll give a good scolding to the little rascal.
00:53:10 It's quite a coincidence. I had an appointment here, too.
00:56:44 If you think I'm bowlegged, I'll pull up my trousers.
01:01:08 very good, sir.
01:04:47 Well, you're never going to get it! What do you think of that?
01:08:13 I'm entitled to a letter of reference.
01:12:47 - I'm glad to meet you. - How do you do?
01:17:19 I have great news.
01:21:48 No, I'm not, don't be. I'm not a fool.
01:26:23 - Well, Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas, Mr. Matuschek.
01:30:48 All my knowledge came from books, and I'd just finished a novel...
01:34:50 I thought I was the inspiration for all those beautiful thoughts.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,513
Dialogue density15.3 lines / min
First line00:01:47
Final line01:34:50
Production Record
DirectorErnst Lubitsch
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes41,285