Question: When Mr. Matuschek is recovering in the hospital and explaining to Mr. Kralik why he suspected him of having an affair with his wife, he mentions having received an anonymous letter warning him of his wife's infidelity. But who sent the letter? To all appearances, the errand boy Pepi seems to know everything that is going on, or nearly so. He doesn't know the cad is Mr. Vadas, but he probably has a good idea about what is going on from Mrs. Matuschek's phone calls. Still, the author of the anonymous letter to Mr. Matuschek is never revealed. Or is he?
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
1 question
Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch
Starring: James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut, Margaret Sullavan
Continuity mistake: When Mr. Kralik is showing Mr. Pirovitch his letter, in the first shot Kralik is holding one page in his right hand and the rest of the pages in his left. The immediate close up shows all the papers in one pile, held by both hands. (00:05:35)
Alfred Kralik: Flora, take a letter. Ah... To whom it may concern. Mr. Vadas has been in the employ of Matuschek and Company for the last two years, during which he has been very efficient as a stool pigeon, a troublemaker, and a rat.
Ferenc Vadas: Now look here.
Alfred Kralik: And if he doesn't clear out of here he's going to get a punch in the nose! Yours very truly, Alfred Kralik, Manager, Matuschek and Company.
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