Lost Horizon (Film), released 1937 — adapted from Lost Horizon by James Hilton.
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.
Starring Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, Edward Everett Horton, John Howard, Thomas Mitchell.
Directed by Frank Capra.
