Lost Horizon

1937 · directed by Frank Capra

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where they are rescued by the inhabitants of the hidden, idyllic valley of Shangri-La. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-La provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

Lost Horizon (1937), directed by Frank Capra, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Ronald Colman
• Jane Wyatt
• Edward Everett Horton
• John Howard
• Thomas Mitchell
• Margo
• Isabel Jewell
• H.B. Warner
• Sam Jaffe
• John Burton

Crew

• Joseph Walker — Director of Photography
• Gene Havlick — Editor
• Gene Milford — Editor
• Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer
• Robert Riskin — Screenplay
• Sidney Buchman — Screenplay

More from Frank Capra

1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — 97/100 · hit
2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — 91/100 · hit
3. It Happened One Night (1934) — 89/100 · hit
4. You Can't Take It with You (1938) — 88/100 · hit
5. Lady for a Day (1933) — 84/100 · hit
6. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — 82/100 · hit

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