The Raymond Massey Reads the Bible: The Greatness and Divinity of Man Returned of the Ransomed, On the Bible
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Three brief episodes of a syndicated television show where actor Raymond Massey reads and discusses excerpts from the Bible. Shot live in one take with a 3 camera setup, Massey reads at a desk in a private study. In the first episode Massey discusses the divine origins of humanity. In the second episode he connects the Holocaust to the travails of the Jews in the Bible. In the third episode he discusses the origins of “man” and humility before creation.
Credits
Sylvia Davis (producer); Russell Davis (director); Morton Wishengrad (writer); Art Haug (cinematographer); Carl Pingitore (editor); Geze De Rosher (editor); Raymond Massey (actor)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Russ and Sylvia Davis Collection
Distributed by: Imperial World Films
Subjects: Christianity; Religions; Holocaust
Places: North America > United States
Language: English
Shot log: 00:01 Opening titles over CU of hand opening Bible, MS of Massey reading from Bible in chair, ZOOM IN to Massey reading from Exodus, CU Massey reading from Psalm 8, alternate between 1 CU and 2 MS, Massey stands up and sits on desk and reads from Ecclesiastes, end credits, out 03:33.; Countdown; 03:42 opening titles over CU of hand opening Bible, MS Massey sitting in chair reading from Ezekiel, alternates between 1 CU and 2 MS, reads from Jeremiah, Psalm 126, end credits, out 07:10.; Countdown; 07:20 opening titles over CU of hand opening Bible, MS Massey sitting on desk reading from Bible, reads the first words of the Book, alternates between CU and 2 MS, reads from Deutoronomy, 09:45 at CU sound becomes noisy, Massey sits down in chair reads from Isaiah, end credits, out 10:44.
Cfa elements: Print, 390 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4206
Distributed by: Imperial World Films
Subjects: Christianity; Religions; Holocaust
Places: North America > United States
Language: English
Shot log: 00:01 Opening titles over CU of hand opening Bible, MS of Massey reading from Bible in chair, ZOOM IN to Massey reading from Exodus, CU Massey reading from Psalm 8, alternate between 1 CU and 2 MS, Massey stands up and sits on desk and reads from Ecclesiastes, end credits, out 03:33.; Countdown; 03:42 opening titles over CU of hand opening Bible, MS Massey sitting in chair reading from Ezekiel, alternates between 1 CU and 2 MS, reads from Jeremiah, Psalm 126, end credits, out 07:10.; Countdown; 07:20 opening titles over CU of hand opening Bible, MS Massey sitting on desk reading from Bible, reads the first words of the Book, alternates between CU and 2 MS, reads from Deutoronomy, 09:45 at CU sound becomes noisy, Massey sits down in chair reads from Isaiah, end credits, out 10:44.
Cfa elements: Print, 390 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4206
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09