tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post4902242536749465388..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: The Shop Around the Corner (1940)...a Lubitsch ChristmasRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-12032195531761614182021-11-26T15:40:55.364-05:002021-11-26T15:40:55.364-05:00Sure looked that way to me. Sure looked that way to me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01166459825822619188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-71705866901656351522020-01-13T07:58:06.719-05:002020-01-13T07:58:06.719-05:00Am I seeing things? Was Lucille Ball in the film ...Am I seeing things? Was Lucille Ball in the film as one of the 2 ladies looking in the window as the owner stands nearby expressing what wonderful products the shop had?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675857660900739336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-73794581308584961742013-05-24T02:40:51.832-04:002013-05-24T02:40:51.832-04:00Belatedly, love your review of this perfect film. ...Belatedly, love your review of this perfect film. Great cast and interesting to see Frank Morgan play such a different role for him. Also like William Tracy as the know-it-all assistant. Joseph Schildkraut so good as the oily Vadas.<br />Stewart and Sullavan - what can you say, a perfect team.<br />Such a good plot, it later became In the Good Old Summertime,with Judy Garland and Van Johnson and later still, a stage musical with Daniel Massey and Barbara Cook. <br />But the original is best!<br /><br />Vienna's Classic HollywoodViennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907591161822012949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-60147944016640854982010-12-22T02:35:40.930-05:002010-12-22T02:35:40.930-05:00great review of an almost perfect movie..the ultim...great review of an almost perfect movie..the ultimate in LUBITSCH charm...great pedigree...poor JOSEPH SCHLIDKRAUT can not get a break though...I have raved about this film several times @CFU!!!doctor sabelotodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753057330165133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-7912850129687825232010-12-20T14:41:11.856-05:002010-12-20T14:41:11.856-05:00Dawn, I think this is my favorite of all Jimmy Ste...Dawn, I think this is my favorite of all Jimmy Stewart's performances - Kralik's dilemmas and joys allowed him to display much versatility - and so artfully.<br />Toto, if this post had such an effect on you, then I could't ask for anything more this Christmas...<br />...and Merry Christmas to all here at the Cafe...The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-25565504232278965532010-12-20T09:28:46.690-05:002010-12-20T09:28:46.690-05:00Eve, I feel as if I was peeking through a window o...Eve, I feel as if I was peeking through a window on a very cold, wintry day and was shepherded inside and made to sit on an overstuffed wing chair in front of a crackling fire, given a mug filled with steaming cocoa and whipped cream, and offered a plate of assorted, delicious Christmas cookies. The stuff that dreams are made of. Perfectly lovely review. Merry Shop Around the Corner Christmas!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-53510489108218551452010-12-20T06:45:30.607-05:002010-12-20T06:45:30.607-05:00Eve, What a wonderful review, for one of Jimmy Ste...Eve, What a wonderful review, for one of Jimmy Stewarts best movies and also one of the sweetest, most enjoyable Christmas romantic comedies. He gave a very belivable performance when he was fired from his job. You could actually feel how hurt and embarrassed he was.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-56384101937540691282010-12-19T17:12:06.902-05:002010-12-19T17:12:06.902-05:00R.D. - Had she been more committed to her film car...R.D. - Had she been more committed to her film career, Margaret Sullavan might be as well known today as Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn. A huge talent, but only 16 movies and many are relatively obscure. Thanks for adding more information about her. Excellent choice for your New Year's 2011 treat, by the way. Better than champagne...<br />To correct something I posted above, "Shop" is airing on TCM tomorrow (not today) and on Christmas.The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-77212958706076639172010-12-19T14:01:32.376-05:002010-12-19T14:01:32.376-05:00Eve, a lovely review of a lovely film. I appreciat...Eve, a lovely review of a lovely film. I appreciate the attention you paid to Margaret Sullavan, one of my very favorite actresses of the late 30s-early 40s and easily the most underappreciated. This is for me her best performance, followed closely by "Three Comrades." Although her daughter Brooke Hayward's autobiography "Haywire" (1977) is about her whole family, it contains virtually a mini-biography of Margaret Sullavan, and she comes off as a unique and vivacious person, a trained stage actress who hated the celebrity attention required of a movie actress, whose movie career ended far too early, and whose life turned quite sad toward the end. Your readers might be intrigued by the fact that she was set to play Eve Lovelace in "Stage Door" but had to drop out when she became pregnant with her daughter. She was often a rival of Katharine Hepburn for roles while at RKO before her third husband, talent agent Leland Hayward, got her a contract at MGM, where she made "Shop." I'll be rewatching this as my New Year's Day treat this year!R. D. Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-59787392600695804082010-12-19T10:47:48.310-05:002010-12-19T10:47:48.310-05:00I'm happy to know that my affection for "...I'm happy to know that my affection for "The Shop Around the Corner" came through in this review. It was most heartfelt. I'm so pleased TCM is airing "Shop" twice this year (today and on Christmas), it's really one of the finest holiday (or anytime, as Anon. says) films ever - Lubitsch at his very best.<br />Thanks Rick, Anonymous & Becky...The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-5429843093807369752010-12-19T08:39:33.689-05:002010-12-19T08:39:33.689-05:00I can really feel your love of this movie in your ...I can really feel your love of this movie in your excellent review, Eve. It does have a dream-like quality that appeals to me, and I have always liked it. Frank Morgan is one of my favorite actors, and he just shines in this. I liked your description of Joseph Schildkraut, that he "defines loathsome." He sure does. Thanks for a compelling review.ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-23828575093737241472010-12-18T23:59:21.182-05:002010-12-18T23:59:21.182-05:00Thoughtful review of a Christmas favorite. Make th...Thoughtful review of a Christmas favorite. Make that a favorite during any season!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-21822278478275490582010-12-18T23:00:25.846-05:002010-12-18T23:00:25.846-05:00Eve, this is a first-rate, heartfelt review of a c...Eve, this is a first-rate, heartfelt review of a charming Lubitsch holiday classic. His unique "touch" is indeed on the display here. I'm glad you singled out Frank Morgan, who delivers one of his finest performances in a long career of fine performances. Lubitsch always knew the perfect way to end a film. The closing scenes you described between Matuschek & Rudy and Kralik & Klara leave a lingering warmth covered with a subtle outburst of love--a timeless recipe for holiday good cheer.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.com