

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.

Ronald Colman
Robert " Bob " Conway

Jane Wyatt
Sondra Bizet

Edward Everett Horton
Alexander P. " Lovey " Lovett

John Howard
George Conway

Thomas Mitchell
Henry Barnard

Margo
Maria

Isabel Jewell
Gloria Stone

H.B. Warner
Chang

Sam Jaffe
High Lama
John Burton
Wynant (uncredited)