Lot in Sodom

Lot in Sodom is a 1933 short silent experimental film, based on the Biblical tale of the city of Sodom and Gomorrah. It was directed by James Sibley Watson and .

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

Louis Siegel was the sound composer, according to the film's opening credits.

Storyline[]

The story is much closer to the tale than other films like Sodom and Gomorrah.

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.

Cast[]

• as Lot
• Hildegarde Watson as Lot's wife
• as Lot's daughter
• as the angel

See also[]

• Sodom und Gomorrha (1922) – an Austrian film directed by Michael Curtiz
• Sodom and Gomorrah (1963) – a film directed by Robert Aldrich which depicts the destruction of the two cities for their decadence and human cruelty.
• Nitrate Kisses (1992) – an experimental film by Barbara Hammer that uses footage from Lot in Sodom.
• A World Lit Only by Fire (2014) – an album by Godflesh featuring cover art taken from Lot in Sodom.

External links[]

• Lot in Sodom on Public Domain Torrents
• Lot in Sodom at IMDb
• Lot in Sodom at AllMovie
• Recreation of Lot in Sodom on Vimeo^{[dead link]}

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