Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-06 | Page 7 | Bill at Gem Featured by 'Lost Horizon'

Bill at Gem Featured by hy Lost Horizon Lost Horizon James Hiltons Hilton's powerful novel of a mountain- mountain bound Utopia Shangri-La Shangri directed by Frank Capra and starring Ronald Ronald Ronald Ron Ron- ald Colman opened a popular price engagement at the Gem Gent theater Wednesday The awesome beauty of the snow- snow and the contrasting charm of peaceful Shangri-La Shangri is recognized recognized recognized as outstanding in cinematographic cinematographic graphic history The eminent fitness fitness fitness fit fit- ness of Colman for the role of Conway Conway Con- Con way ivay and the splendid work of his supporting cast make the picture one long to be remembered The adaptation of the Hilton novel by Robert emerged as asa asa asa a theme daringly different from the usual Hollywood film but Capra has won the acclaim of top critics with his handling of the magnificent magnificent magnificent cent spectacle Colman portrays a a. young and promising British diplomat who aids a party escaping from a revolution revo revo- lution ution in China Ohina The group instead of reaching a home port find themselves themselves themselves them them- selves aboard a plane and taken aken to Shangri-La Shangri a peaceful Utopia in the high mountains of I Tibet Tibet- Powerful characterizations by top ranking stars aid the production The supporting cast includes Jane Wyatt Edward Everett Horton Isabel Jewell Thomas Mitchell Margo largo H H. B B. John Howard and nd Sam Jeffe Scenery is bre breathtaking particularly particularly particularly the cold winter scenes of the kidnap plane flying high over the Himalayas and nd as the outsiders attempt at- at tempt empt to reach the burly hurly everyday world again