What 1937 Frank Capra film is based on the James Hilton novel about Shangri-La?

What 1937 Frank Capra film is based on the James Hilton novel about Shangri-La? The answer is Lost Horizon.

Directed by Frank Capra, Lost Horizon adapts James Hilton’s 1933 novel of the same name. Its story begins when British diplomat Robert Conway and three companions are carried to a hidden Himalayan valley called Shangri-La, a secluded community associated with peace, longevity, and idealized wisdom.

Robert Riskin wrote the screenplay, and Ronald Colman stars as Conway. Capra had read Hilton’s novel while making It Happened One Night and wanted Lost Horizon as his next project, although Colman’s initial unavailability delayed production. The film eventually became one of Capra’s most ambitious productions, with elaborate sets and extensive location work.

The picture was expensive and difficult to make, exceeding its initial budget and taking years to recover its costs. It was also heavily edited after release, and restorationists later worked to reconstruct the film from surviving footage and still photographs. The title is sometimes confused with the 1973 musical remake, but the quiz refers to Capra’s original 1937 film.