James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan
A movie I always associate with Christmas is one that’s often overlooked when people name their favorite “Christmas films,” The Shop Around the Corner. The entertaining comedy/drama/romance was directed by Ernst Lubitsch and stars Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, and Frank Morgan. In 1949, the story was retold in the wonderful In the Good Old Summertime with Judy Garland, Van Johnson, Buster Keaton, S.Z. Sakall, and Spring Byington.
Same story, simply retold with different actors and actresses. Both films are outstanding but, personally, I prefer the 1949 version just a little better… which is odd, given that I’m the world’s biggest James Stewart fan!
Having said that, The Shop Around the Corner is perfectly wonderful in every way. In fact, whenever there’s a poll asking which of the two people like best, The Shop Around the Corner always wins. What can I say, you can’t go wrong with either. Especially not when you have casts like these two films have!
You can buy The Shop Around the Corner on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the movie on Prime Video.
James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan
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