Classic Movie Trivia

 The inspiration for The Shop Around the Corner came from Ernest Lubitsch’s memories of working in his father’s Berlin shop as a young boy. At the premiere of the film Lubitsch remarked, “I have known just such a little shop in Budapest…The feeling between the boss and those who work for him is pretty much the same the world over, it seems to me. Everyone is afraid of losing his job and everyone knows how little human worries can affect his job. If the boss has a touch of dyspepsia, better be careful not to step on his toes; when things have gone well with him, the whole staff reflects his good humor.”