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''Lot in Sodom'' is a 1933
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silent
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, based on the Biblical tale of the city of
Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah () were two legendary biblical cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28). They are mentioned frequ ...
. It was directed by
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and Melville Webber. The movie uses experimental techniques,
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imagery and strong allusions to
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, especially
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. 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 ''
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''. Sodom is a place of
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. An
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appears there and he is welcomed by
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. 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
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.


Cast

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


See also

*''
Sodom und Gomorrha ''Sodom und Gomorrha: Die Legende von Sünde und Strafe'' (" Sodom and Gomorrah: The Legend of Sin and Punishment"; released in English as ''Sodom and Gomorrah'' or ''Queen of Sin and the Spectacle of Sodom and Gomorrha'') is an Austrian silent ...
'' (
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) – an
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n film directed by
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*''
Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah () were two legendary biblical cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28). They are mentioned frequ ...
'' (
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) – a film directed by
Robert Aldrich Robert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His notable credits include '' Vera Cruz'' (1954), ''Kiss Me Deadly'' (1955), ''The Big Knife'' (1955), '' Autumn L ...
which depicts the destruction of the two cities for their
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and human cruelty. *''
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'' (1992) – an experimental film by
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that uses footage from ''Lot in Sodom''. *''
A World Lit Only by Fire ''A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age'' is an informal history of the European Middle Ages by American historian William Manchester. Published in 1992, the book is divided into three sections: "The ...
'' (2014) – an album by
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featuring cover art taken from ''Lot in Sodom''.


External links


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Recreation of ''Lot in Sodom'' on Vimeo
1933 films American LGBT-related films American silent short films American avant-garde and experimental films American black-and-white films Films based on the Book of Genesis Films directed by James Sibley Watson 1930s LGBT-related films Sodom and Gomorrah 1930s American films {{experimental-film-stub