By night Alfred and Klara are pen pals who have never met but who are deeply devoted to each other. By day, Alfred and Klara are co-workers who, just as deeply, dislike each other. Their day/night hate/love relationship cannot continue, but will it be loving or loathing when Alfred and Klara discover the identity of their cherished confidant?
The screenplay by Samson Raphaelson is based on the 1937 Hungarian play Parfumerie by Miklós László and was later remade as Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan rom-com You've Got Mail.
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Director Ernst Lubitsch
Year 1940
Duration
1h 39m
Language English
Cast Margaret Sullivan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan