
The Shop Around the Corner(1940)
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.


Gina and Seth have been pen pals for 13 years and now will have the chance to meet. Both used their best friends pictures to send to each other and now will let their friends meet. True love is found in the end for all.

Marla Sokoloff
Gina

Patrick J. Adams
Seth

Lindy Booth
Ellen

Jonathan Cherry
Matt

Shawn Lawrence
Mr. Dugan

Art Hindle
Mr. Howard
Christmas in Boston is a tv movie, comedy, drama, romance film released in 2005 exploring themes of pen pals, christmas. Directed by Neill Fearnley, it stars Marla Sokoloff, Patrick J. Adams, Lindy Booth. Gina and Seth have been pen pals for 13 years and now will have the chance to meet. Both used their best friends pictures to send to each other and now will let their friends meet. True love is found in the end for all.
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