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Film / 1937
In den Fesseln von Shangri La
Directed by
Frank Capra
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Ronald ColmanRobert " Bob " Conway
Jane WyattSondra Bizet
Edward Everett HortonAlexander P. " Lovey " Lovett
John HowardGeorge Conway
Thomas MitchellHenry Barnard
MargoMaria
Isabel JewellGloria Stone
H.B. WarnerChang
Sam JaffeHigh Lama
John BurtonWynant (uncredited)
Milton OwenFenner (uncredited)
John T. MurrayMeeker (uncredited)
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Victor WongBandit Leader (uncredited)
Carl StockdaleMissionary (uncredited)
David TorrencePrime Minister (uncredited)
Wedgwood NowellEnglishman (uncredited)
Richard LooShanghai Airport Official (uncredited)
Margaret McWadeMissionary (uncredited)
Willie FungBandit Leader at Fuel Stop-over (uncredited)
George ChanChinese Priest (uncredited)
Wyrley BirchMissionary (uncredited)
Norman AinsleyEmbassy Club Steward (uncredited)
David ClydeEmbassy Club Steward (uncredited)
Noble JohnsonLeader of Porters (uncredited)
Chief John Big TreePorter (uncredited)
Harold LishmanPorter (uncredited)
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