Sodom and Gomorrah - 1922

Exposed to bad influences since childhood, Mary, a young girl is pushed by her mother to approach an elderly banker by the name of Harber. After almost driving her fiancee to suicide and seducing his mentally-ill son, she realizes through a metaphorical dream the scope of her negligence. Sentenced to prison for incitement to murder Harber, she sees herself as a parallel figure to Lea, Lot's wife in Sodom, where the Angel of the Lord warns the sinful citizens of the city of their impending doom. Lea oppresses the angel and eventually turns it over to the pagan priests when her sexual advances to it are rejected. In another dream sequence, Mary becomes the Queen of Syria, whose oppressed people turn against her and who, in turn, condemns a young man who loves her to death. Finally, her dream returns to the present time and when she awakens, she runs back to her former lover.

98min
1922
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.9/10

Cast

Victor Varconi profile pictureVictor VarconiPriester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
Lucy Doraine profile pictureLucy DoraineMary Conway / Das Weib des Lot / Lia, Königin von Syrien
Walter Slezak profile pictureWalter SlezakEduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa

About Sodom and Gomorrah

Sodom and Gomorrah Overview

Exposed to bad influences since childhood, Mary, a young girl is pushed by her mother to approach an elderly banker by the name of Harber. After almost driving her fiancee to suicide and seducing his mentally-ill son, she realizes through a metaphorical dream the scope of her negligence. Sentenced to prison for incitement to murder Harber, she sees herself as a parallel figure to Lea, Lot's wife in Sodom, where the Angel of the Lord warns the sinful citizens of the city of their impending doom. Lea oppresses the angel and eventually turns it over to the pagan priests when her sexual advances to it are rejected. In another dream sequence, Mary becomes the Queen of Syria, whose oppressed people turn against her and who, in turn, condemns a young man who loves her to death. Finally, her dream returns to the present time and when she awakens, she runs back to her former lover.

Runtime: 98min

Extra details

Original Title: Sodom und Gomorrha
Original Language: German
Directed By: Michael Curtiz
Production Companies
Sascha-Film