The Shop Around the Corner Page #3

No, that would never do.

Where do people get ideas like that?

Imagine, every time you take

a piece of candy...

...you have to listen to that song.

I couldn't buy a thing like that. Too silly.

I know just what you mean, madam.

Yet some customers like it

for the very thing you object to.

We've sold quite a few.

- Really?

- Yes, madam.

There's no denying that we all have

a weakness for candy.

I don't mean to say anything

against candy.

No, I only mean that sometimes

we are inclined to overdo it a little.

I suppose so.

Madam, have you any idea

how many pieces of candy you eat a day?

No, I never gave it a thought.

We pick up a piece of candy

absent-mindedly...

...and then we take another piece.

Before we know it,

we've gained a few pounds.

That's when our troubles begin.

Massages, electric cabinets.

I know it.

Now, this little box makes you

candy-conscious.

That's what we designed it for.

Every time you open it,

the little tinkling song is a message to you.

"Too much candy, now be careful."

How much is it?

It's 5.50, reduced from 6.95.

It's a real bargain.

- I'll take it.

- Thank you, madam.

What do you say now?

I think people who like to smoke candy

and listen to cigarettes will love it.

Don't let me influence you.

I want your opinion, your honest opinion,

that's all I want.

- Good morning.

- Good morning, sir.

- 'Morning.

- Good morning, Kralik.

I've got a big dinner date tonight.

- With the boss?

- No, he never invites me anymore.

How do you figure him out, anyway?

I give up. It's certainly very difficult

to get along with him these days.

He never talks to me anymore.

I hope he's feeling more cheerful today.

He better,

because I'm going to ask him for a raise.

A raise?

Do you mind

if I ask you a personal question?

- No, go ahead.

- It's confidential.

Yes, sure.

Suppose that a fellow like me

wants to get married.

That's wonderful! That's the best thing

that could happen. Who's the girl?

Wait a minute.

What did I say? I said, "suppose."

I said, "a fellow like me." I didn't say me.

How much does it cost you to live,

you and Mrs. Pirovitch?

- Leaving out the children.

- Why fool yourself?

Well, let's say temporarily.

How much does it cost?

- It can be done.

- Yeah?

Yes, and very nicely.

Naturally, you can't be extravagant.

Suppose a fellow gets

an apartment with three rooms.

Dining room, bedroom, living room.

What do you need three rooms for?

You live in the bedroom.

- Where do you eat?

- In the kitchen. You get a nice big kitchen.

Where do you entertain?

What are you, an ambassador?

Who do you want to entertain?

If someone is really your friend,

he comes after dinner.

Oh, no.

- Good morning.

- Good morning, Miss Novak.

- How's your wife, Mr. Pirovitch?

- Oh, my goodness!

I forgot to call Dr. Hegedus.

- Something serious with your wife?

- No, she couldn't be better.

- Why do you want to call him?

- Lf I don't, he'll come.

Excuse me, I'd better telephone him.

I hope it isn't too late.

Miss Novak?

Yes, Mr. Kralik?

I noticed that you wore a yellow blouse

with light-green dots yesterday.

No, Mr. Kralik. As usual, you're mistaken.

It was green with light-yellow dots.

Everybody else thought

it was very becoming.

I don't remember remarking

about your neckties.

If you think I couldn't say anything

about your neckties...

...just ask Mr. vadas.

My blouse is none of your business.

I'm sorry. Mr. Matuschek seems

to think it is my business.

Yes, that's right. I'm working under you.

I'll call you every morning

and describe what I'm going to wear.

Before I select my next wardrobe,

my dressmaker will give you samples.

- Imagine you dictating what I should wear.

- I don't care what you wear.

For a circus pony, it's all right.

I have my own troubles

without your blouse...

...between Matuschek and me.

I sold as much yesterday as anybody else.

For a rainy Monday three weeks

before Christmas, 95.50 isn't bad.

- Did you tell Mr. Matuschek that?

- Yes.

And what did he say?

"Not to come in that blouse."

- Tell him I won't.

- I will!

Good morning.

I caught him in time. Saves me five pengo,

and that counts when you're married.

- Is this tie all right to wear to work?

- Quite all right.

Tell me, who is the girl?

Well, you know that girl

I was corresponding with?

- Yes, about the cultural subjects.

- Yeah.

Well, after a while,

we got on the subject of love...

...naturally on a very cultural level.

What else can you do in a letter?

She is the most wonderful girl

in the world.

Is she pretty?

She has such ideals

and such a viewpoint on things...

...that she's so far above the girls

you meet today, there's no comparison.

- So she is not so very pretty?

- Don't say that.

I'm sorry.

The main thing is that you like her.

- Yeah, I hope I will.

- What do you mean?

You love a girl,

and you don't know if you like her?

Well, that's just the question.

I haven't met her yet.

- What? You haven't met her yet?

- No.

I keep postponing it and postponing it.

I'm scared.

This girl thinks I'm the most

wonderful person in the world.

And after all, there is a chance

she might be disappointed.

Yes, there is a chance.

- On the other hand...

- You might be disappointed, too.

And I don't dare think about it.

Pirovitch, did you ever get a bonus?

Yes, once.

Yeah, the boss hands you the envelope.

You wonder how much is in it,

and you don't want to open it.

As long as the envelope's closed,

you're a millionaire.

You keep postponing that moment and...

...you can't postpone it forever.

I'm meeting her tonight, 8:30 in a caf.

- A red carnation?

- Yeah.

Yeah.

She's using one for a bookmark

in a copy of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.

I'm wearing one in my lapel.

I haven't slept for days.

I'm sure she'll be beautiful.

Not too beautiful.

What chance would a fellow like me...

- What do you want, a homely girl?

- No.

You knock on wood for me.

Just a lovely, average girl.

That's all I want.

Thank you, my good man.

'Morning, everybody.

Here, keep the change.

Send your boy through college.

Thank you, sir.

I see by the expression

on your underpaid faces...

...you wonder where I get money.

No, Mr. vadas, I don't wonder.

- What do you mean?

- I mean, I don't wonder.

Good morning, Mr. Matuschek.

This window looks terrible.

There isn't a shop on the street

that doesn't look better.

It's a wonder we get any customers.

We'll stay tonight after closing hours

and redecorate it.

- I'll have to get out of it some way.

- Klara, you haven't got a chance.

I have an engagement tonight at 8:30.

I have to go home first. I have to change.

Ilona, did you notice the blouse

I wore yesterday, the green one?

With the light yellow dots?

I thought it was simply stunning.

I'm so glad.

I'm planning to wear it tonight.

Hello? Yeah, hello, darling.

Well, you were sleeping,

and I didn't want to disturb you.

You came home late last night.

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