Lost Horizon
Cast and Crew
1937
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Directed by 

Frank Capra  

Writing Credits  

Robert Riskin ... (screenplay)
 
James Hilton ... (novel)
 
Sidney Buchman ... (contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

 
Ronald Colman Ronald Colman ... Robert Conway
Jane Wyatt Jane Wyatt ... Sondra
Edward Everett Horton Edward Everett Horton ... Lovett
John Howard John Howard ... George Conway
Thomas Mitchell Thomas Mitchell ... Barnard
Margo Margo ... Maria
Isabel Jewell Isabel Jewell ... Gloria
H.B. Warner H.B. Warner ... Chang
Sam Jaffe Sam Jaffe ... High Lama
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Norman Ainsley Norman Ainsley ... Embassy Club Steward (uncredited)
Chief John Big Tree Chief John Big Tree ... Porter (uncredited)
Wyrley Birch Wyrley Birch ... Missionary (uncredited)
Beatrice Blinn Beatrice Blinn ... Passenger (uncredited)
Hugh Buckler Hugh Buckler ... Lord Gainsford (uncredited)
Sonny Bupp Sonny Bupp ... Boy Being Carried to Plane (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
John Burton John Burton ... Wynant (uncredited)
Tom Campbell Tom Campbell ... Porter (uncredited)
Matthew Carlton Matthew Carlton ... Pottery Maker (uncredited)
Eli Casey Eli Casey ... Porter (uncredited)
David Cavendish David Cavendish ... First Pilot (uncredited)
George Chan George Chan ... Chinese Priest (uncredited)
Darby Clark Darby Clark ... Radio Operator (uncredited)
Corleen Clemons Corleen Clemons ... Minor Role (uncredited)
David Clyde David Clyde ... Embassy Club Steward (uncredited)
Robert Cory Robert Cory ... Englishman (uncredited)
Beatrice Curtis Beatrice Curtis ... Passenger (uncredited)
Jack Deery Jack Deery ... Englishman (uncredited)
Mary Lou Dix Mary Lou Dix ... Passenger (uncredited)
Val Duran Val Duran ... Talu - Hijacking Pilot (uncredited)
Neil Fitzgerald Neil Fitzgerald ... Radio Operator (uncredited)
Willie Fung Willie Fung ... Bandit Leader at Fuel Stop-over (uncredited)
Moning Gonzales Moning Gonzales ... Porter (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant Lawrence Grant ... First Man (uncredited)
Antonion Herrera Antonion Herrera ... Porter (uncredited)
Joe Herrera Joe Herrera ... Candle Maker (uncredited)
Glenn Howard Glenn Howard ... Porter (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin Boyd Irwin ... Assistant Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Noble Johnson Noble Johnson ... Leader of Porters on Return Journey (uncredited)
Manual Kalili Manual Kalili ... Servant (uncredited)
George Kaluna George Kaluna ... Porter (uncredited)
Harold Lishman Harold Lishman ... Porter (uncredited)
Richard Loo Richard Loo ... Shanghai Airport Official (uncredited)
Robert Lugo Robert Lugo ... Porter (uncredited)
Richard Master Richard Master ... Servant (uncredited)
Margaret McWade Margaret McWade ... Missionary (uncredited)
John Miltern John Miltern ... Carstairs - Man at Club (uncredited)
Ray Mitchell Ray Mitchell ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Joe Molina Joe Molina ... Porter (uncredited)
Henry Mowbray Henry Mowbray ... Englishman (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie Leonard Mudie ... Foreign Secretary with Prime Minister (uncredited)
John T. Murray John T. Murray ... Meeker (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell Wedgwood Nowell ... Englishman (uncredited)
Milton Owen Milton Owen ... Fenner (uncredited)
Arthur Rankin Arthur Rankin ... Passenger (uncredited)
Ruth Robinson Ruth Robinson ... Missionary (uncredited)
Richard Robles Richard Robles ... Porter (uncredited)
Alex Shoulder Alex Shoulder ... Servant (uncredited)
Joe Shoulder Joe Shoulder ... Porter (uncredited)
James Smith James Smith ... Porter (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale Carl Stockdale ... Missionary (uncredited)
John Tettener John Tettener ... Montaigne (uncredited)
Ed Thorpe Ed Thorpe ... Porter (uncredited)
David Torrence David Torrence ... Prime Minister (uncredited)
Eric Wilton Eric Wilton ... Englishman (uncredited)
Barry Winton Barry Winton ... Englishman (uncredited)
Victor Wong Victor Wong ... Bandit Leader (uncredited)
Ernesto Zambrano Ernesto Zambrano ... Servant (uncredited)

Produced by 

Frank Capra ... producer (uncredited)
Harry Cohn ... executive producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Dimitri Tiomkin  

Cinematography by 

Joseph Walker ... (photography)

Editing by 

Gene Havlick  
Gene Milford  

Art Direction by 

Stephen Goosson ... (as Stephen Goossón)

Set Decoration by 

Babs Johnstone ... interior decorator (uncredited)

Makeup Department 

Jack Dawn ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Rhoda Donaldson ... hairdresser (uncredited)
Charles Huber ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Helen Hunt ... hair stylist (uncredited)
John Wallace ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Sidney W. Pink ... assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Arthur S. Black Jr. ... assistant director (uncredited)
Milton Carter ... assistant director (uncredited)
Charles C. Coleman ... assistant director (uncredited)
Robert Farfan ... assistant director (uncredited)
Andrew Marton ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Fay Babcock ... set dresser (uncredited)
Lionel Banks ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Ted Dickson ... set dresser (uncredited)
Paul Murphy ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Cary Odell ... set sketcher (uncredited)
Jim Pratt ... construction foreman (uncredited)
Dillard Clayton Thomason ... Scenic artist (uncredited)
Jack Wrenn ... property master (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Edward Bernds ... sound engineer (uncredited)
Irving 'Buster' Libbott ... microphone operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Ganahl Carson ... special camera effects
Roy Davidson ... special camera effects (as E. Roy Davidson)
Harry Redmond Jr. ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts 

Buddy Roosevelt ... stunt double: Ronald Colman (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Elmer Dyer ... aerial photography
Roy Babbitt ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Schuyler Crail ... still photographer (uncredited)
Henry Freulich ... additional photography (uncredited)
George Hager ... gaffer (uncredited)
William Jolley ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Alfred S. Keller ... camera operator (uncredited)
George F. Kelley ... camera operator (uncredited)
Irving Klein ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Al Layter ... best boy (uncredited)
Irving Lippman ... still photographer (uncredited)
James Lloyd ... key grip (uncredited)
Sam Rosen ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Victor Scheurich ... camera operator (uncredited)
Rod Tolmie ... assistant camera: aerial unit (uncredited)
Alfredo Valente ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Ernest Dryden ... costumes (as Ernst Dryden)
William Bridgehouse ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Dan Grossbeck ... costume illustrator (uncredited)
Daisy Jefferson ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department 

Max Steiner ... musical director
Robert Russell Bennett ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Peter Brunelli ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Jester Hairston ... choral director (uncredited)
Herman Hand ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Howard Jackson ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Hall Johnson ... choral arranger (uncredited)
Bernhard Kaun ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Charles Maxwell ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Max Rabinowitz ... music consultant (uncredited)
Max Reese ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Max Steiner ... conductor (uncredited)
William Grant Still ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Morris Stoloff ... musical director (uncredited)
John Tettener ... music consultant (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Eleanor Hall ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Hall Johnson Choir ... voices
Harry Cohn ... president: Columbia Pictures Corp. of Calif. Ltd.
Harrison Forman ... technical adviser
Archie Beckingsale ... bird trainer (uncredited)
Wayne Cutlip ... Horse Trainer (uncredited)
Hyatt Daab ... press representative (uncredited)
Charles J. DeSoria ... dog trainer (uncredited)
Regis Gubser ... engineer: ice house (uncredited)
Al 'Doc' Guyer ... first aid (uncredited)
Rennie Renfro ... dog trainer (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt ... double: Ronald Colman (uncredited)
Mary Wiggins ... double: Jane Wyatt (uncredited)
Harold Winston ... dialogue director (uncredited)

Thanks 

Jeanine Basinger ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Frank Capra ... special thanks (as Mr. Frank Capra) (1985 restoration)
Irwin Danels ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Dennis Doph ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Joseph G. Empsucha ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Stephen Gong ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Felipe Herba ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Lawrence F. Karr ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Audrey E. Kupferberg ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
David Parker ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Robert Rosen ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Irwin Rosenfeld ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Ralph Sargent ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Anne G. Schlosser ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Paul C. Spehr ... special thanks (1985 restoration)
Nick Vasu ... special thanks (1985 restoration)

Crew believed to be complete