The Shop Around The Corner (1940)

A fun little movie!

And by the way, it served as the basic story for the later, modernized remake which was "You've Got Mail", with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan!

The Shop Around the Corner was set in 1940's Budapest, in a gift shop where the two main characters were co-workers who could barely tolerate each other!  What they didn't realize, was that they were corresponding with each other by mail, and had fallen in love with each other through their letters! 

The "pen pals", Klara and Alfred, are played by James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan.  James Stewart is soooo handsome and looks soooo young in this movie.  He was only 32 year old in this!  The supporting cast are wonderful characters too! From the lovable and funny "Pirovitch" to the adorable "Pepi", this was a very entertaining ensemble and a great movie!  Yes, it probably is as predictable as "You've Got Mail", but in this genre, predictable is ok!