Continuity mistake: When Robert Conway meets the High Lama, the High Lama is shown in a long shot without his crutches. As Conway approaches him and we see the High Lama up close, the crutches suddenly appear.
Lost Horizon (1937)
Directed by: Frank Capra
Starring: Edward Everett Horton, John Howard, Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt
Continuity mistake: When Bob Conway meets with the High Lama, there is a pillar candle atop a 2 ft tall ornate candle holder, on the table beside the Shangri-La founder. The style of the tall candle holder is actually completely different between the High Lama's side shots and close-up; the height of the wide candle greatly differs as well.
Chang: Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves. You know, each time you Westerners celebrate your birthday, you build another fence around your minds.
Robert Conway: George, didn't you ever want to know what's on the other side of the mountain?
High Lama: I wanted to meet the Conway who in one of his books said: "There are moments in every mans life, when he glimpses the eternal." That Conway seemed to belong here.
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