Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on April 29, 2019

A glimpse of Shangri-La. It was a boxoffice bomb and savaged by critics. It barely recouped 25% of its budget, leading the movie industry to label it "The Lost Investment." Time hasn't been kind to it. Rather than becoming a cult film, it has been lambasted in books such as...   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on October 20, 2015

Frank Capra's wistful 1937 fantasy, Lost Horizon, begins dramatically with a chaotic mob scene at an airfield in war-torn Baskul, China, highlighted by a spectacular explosion and fire. In the midst of the fray, British diplomat Robert Conway (Ronald Colman) is managing the evacuation of 90 Westerne   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on October 20, 2015

Frank Capra's wistful 1937 fantasy Lost Horizon begins dramatically with a chaotic mob scene at an airfield in war-torn Baskul, China, highlighted by a spectacular explosion and fire. In the midst of the fray, British diplomat Robert Conway (Ronald Colman) is managing the evacuation of 90 Westerners   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on October 20, 2015

Frank Capra's wistful 1937 fantasy, Lost Horizon, begins dramatically with a chaotic mob scene at an airfield in war-torn Baskul, China, highlighted by a spectacular explosion and fire. In the midst of the fray, British diplomat Robert Conway (Ronald Colman) is managing the evacuation of 90 Westerne   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 14, 2015

Certainly this is not the most well known or the best film of Capra. It is in fact quite different from a lot of his filmography. That is not to say that it is not an enjoyable film about a man who finds a little piece of Utopia called Shangri-La....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 14, 2015

Certainly this is not the most well known or the best film of Capra. It is, in fact, quite different from a lot of his filmography. That is not to say that it is not an enjoyable film about a man who finds a little piece of Utopia called Shangri-La....   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on September 16, 2013

Lost Horizon Directed by Frank Capra Written by Robert Riskin based on the novel by James Hilton 1937/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation Repeat viewing [first lines]Book Pages: In these days of wars and rumors of wars – haven’t you ever dreamed of a place where there was peace and secur   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Bennett O'Brian on March 14, 2013

How would you feel if you, through a series of extraordinary circumstances, became the prisoner of a utopian society? with all your physical and intellectual needs met as you live out your days in an opulent palace free from the daily grind of social status and higher wages? How would...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on June 12, 2010

In revolution torn China, Robert Conway (Ronald Colman) is in charge of getting foreigners out of China before they get hurt.  He, his brother George (John Howard), a paleontologist, an American girl and a few others get on the last plane without a moment to spare.  Mid-flight, they realize the...   read more