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.
Overview
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.
Description
Lot in Sodom is a 1933 short silent experimental film, based on the biblical tale of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. It was directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber. Louis Siegel was the sound composer.
The movie uses experimental techniques, avant-garde imagery and strong allusions to sexuality, especially homosexuality.
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.
