Let There Be Light (1917)
1917 · Ephemeral film · 18 min · dir. Richard Oswald
Synopsis
Let There Be Light is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Hugo Flink and Nelly Lagarst. It was followed by three sequels. The film was a protest against Germany's anti-abortion law, and also touched on the dangers of syphilis. It is a lost film.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Richard Oswald
- Writer
- E.A. Dupont
- Series
- Es werde Licht!
- Running time
- 18 minutes
- Language
- German
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Cast & crew
Richard Oswald Director
Werner Krauss
Else Heims
Heinrich Schroth
Emil Lind- Leo Connard
Gertrude Welcker- Hugo Döblin
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · A giant case of NIMBY. · Spuzz · 2012-12-08
Interesting film about street lighting that probably asks more questions than it resolves. Introduced by Westbrook Van Voorhis, who is sitting in front of a most peculiar picture of three rifles. He introduces us to the film and mentions the words "street lighting" at least a half dozen times, the film mainly focuses on a guy who owns a jewelry store in a town with shabby street lighting. His store gets broken into, and also hoodlums are out at night assaulting everyone. Disgusted by this, he decides to go to city hall and threatens to leave town with his family if city hall doesn't do…
