Lost Horizon (1937)

Frank Capra's epic fantasy adventure opens during a rebellion in China. The hero played by Ron Colman works to fly out 90 white refugees from the violence. I think I might have preferred the 6-hour director's cut of this film, which had one of the biggest budgets of any movie at that point. I can see why some original audiences laughed at certain points, much to Capra's chagrin. Utopia is always a difficult trope to nail down because everyone has their own idea of utopia. The trek through the Himalayas was amazingly well portrayed for a 1937 movie. Give this 132-minute (restored) adventure a pass. Rewatch Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark instead.