Lot in Sodom

Lot in Sodom is a 1933 short silent experimental film directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber. Its plot is based on the Biblical tale of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, with quotes from the Bible being used for all intertitles.

Lot in Sodom
Directed byJames Sibley Watson
Melville Webber
StarringFriedrich Haak
Hildegarde Watson
Dorothea Haus
Lewis Whitbeck
Music byLouis Siegel
Release date
  • 1933 (1933)
Running time
28 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

Description

Lot in Sodom is a 1933 short silent experimental film, based on the biblical tale of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.[1] It was directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber.[2][3] Louis Siegel was the sound composer.[3]

The movie uses experimental techniques, avant-garde imagery and strong allusions to sexuality, especially homosexuality.[1][4]

Storyline

Sodom is a place of sin. An angel appears there and he is welcomed by Lot. The people of Sodom want to have sex with him. Lot refuses; then the angel tells him to escape the city with his wife and daughter. Sodom is then destroyed by flames; Lot's wife is turned to a pillar of salt for having looked back.

All intertitles are quotes from the Bible. The story is much closer to the tale than other films like Sodom and Gomorrah.

Cast
  • Friedrich Haak as Lot
  • Hildegarde Watson as Lot's wife
  • Dorothea Haus as Lot's daughter
  • Lewis Whitbeck as the angel

See also

References
  1. Giardina, Henry (2023-06-05). "This Experimental Film Tried to Be Homophobic and Ended Up Being Homoerotic". INTO. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  2. "University of Rochester Library Bulletin: The Films of J. S. Watson Jr. and Melville Webber, Some Retrospective Views (I) | RBSCP". rbscp.lib.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  3. "Lot in Sodom (1933) - SFdb". Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  4. "Watch This: Queering the Biblical Text with 1933's LOT IN SODOM". Austin Film Society. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-06.


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