Musical remake of "The Shop Around the Corner" is pleasing enough but is no match for the Ernst Lubitch masterpiece starring James Stewart and Maragret Sullavan. Garland is spunky as a woman who dreams of being swept off her feet by her pen pal. Johnson, in the role played by Stewart in the original, does OK as Garland's co-worker in a music shop. Sakall, billed with nickname "Cuddles," is definitely cuddly as the owner of the shop. Keaton's comedic talents are wasted. The subplot involving the Stradivarius and aspiring violinist Van Dyke, which was not in the original, wears thin. The musical numbers are nothing to write home about.
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