Re: Shanghai
Posted by Guscha On 2019/10/6 6:18:22
The quality of the pic above is bad but the radiator seems to be painted.
When the Japanese troops attacked Shanghai Mr. Moody escaped for the first time but he was fearless enough to record the goings-on. The following announcement of a film company as well as a snippet from the New York Times prove his business acumen once again:
Crystal To distribute "Ravaged Earth"
"Ravaged Earth", a Mark L. Moody production, will be distributed by Crystal Pictures, Inc., New York City, in the following Eastern territories : New York, New Jersey, New England, Pennsylvania, Virginia West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and District of Columbia.
The deal was closed by J. C. Cook associate of Mr. Moody, and Melvin Hirsh, president of Crystal Pictures. The film deals with Jap atrocities in the Far East.
New York Times, Nov. 27, 1942
"Ravaged Earth", which opened yesterday at the Gaiety Theatre, is a brutally frank factual exposition of the shocking atrocities inflicted by the Japanese upon their helpless Chinese victims. It is also a solemn and frightening warning of what Americans could expect to experience if the Nipponese war lords were permitted to roam the earth uncontested. Most of the material for this document was photographed by Mark L. Moody, an American business man in Shanghai for twenty-three years before the Japs overran the city. Mr. Moody has supplemented his material with many stock shots from newsreel libraries depicting the initial bombings of Shanghai and the press of frightened refugees around the International Settlement, which then afforded them a temporary haven.Much of the film therefore is a repetition of previous pictorial news compilations dealing with the Sino-Japanese war and it is in many respects an inexpertly edited and photographed work. But, through sheer weight of indisputable evidence showing thousands of dead and mutilated bodies of noncombatants, "Ravaged Earth" strikes with overpowering impact."
Well, Mark Moody had something to lose. Gents, be so kind to embed language and imagery into the spirit of wartimes. No political statement intended! Perhaps the film is best described by none other than Eleanor Roosevelt (source: gwu.edu), who wrote in her October 7, 1942 "My Day":
In the afternoon, my daughter and I saw a picture which was taken in China by Mr. Mark L. Moody, an American businessman who has spent some 25 years in the Far East. He had exceptional opportunities for taking pictures when the Japanese took Shanghai and various nearby cities.
The film is called "Ravaged Earth," and he tells me his desire is to awaken the people in this country to a knowledge of the kind of adversary they have in the Japanese. They are certainly appalling pictures. If we need any awakening, this film should certainly open our eyes.
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pic # 2 - news.sina.com.cn
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When the Japanese troops attacked Shanghai Mr. Moody escaped for the first time but he was fearless enough to record the goings-on. The following announcement of a film company as well as a snippet from the New York Times prove his business acumen once again:
Crystal To distribute "Ravaged Earth"
"Ravaged Earth", a Mark L. Moody production, will be distributed by Crystal Pictures, Inc., New York City, in the following Eastern territories : New York, New Jersey, New England, Pennsylvania, Virginia West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and District of Columbia.
The deal was closed by J. C. Cook associate of Mr. Moody, and Melvin Hirsh, president of Crystal Pictures. The film deals with Jap atrocities in the Far East.
New York Times, Nov. 27, 1942
"Ravaged Earth", which opened yesterday at the Gaiety Theatre, is a brutally frank factual exposition of the shocking atrocities inflicted by the Japanese upon their helpless Chinese victims. It is also a solemn and frightening warning of what Americans could expect to experience if the Nipponese war lords were permitted to roam the earth uncontested. Most of the material for this document was photographed by Mark L. Moody, an American business man in Shanghai for twenty-three years before the Japs overran the city. Mr. Moody has supplemented his material with many stock shots from newsreel libraries depicting the initial bombings of Shanghai and the press of frightened refugees around the International Settlement, which then afforded them a temporary haven.Much of the film therefore is a repetition of previous pictorial news compilations dealing with the Sino-Japanese war and it is in many respects an inexpertly edited and photographed work. But, through sheer weight of indisputable evidence showing thousands of dead and mutilated bodies of noncombatants, "Ravaged Earth" strikes with overpowering impact."
Well, Mark Moody had something to lose. Gents, be so kind to embed language and imagery into the spirit of wartimes. No political statement intended! Perhaps the film is best described by none other than Eleanor Roosevelt (source: gwu.edu), who wrote in her October 7, 1942 "My Day":
In the afternoon, my daughter and I saw a picture which was taken in China by Mr. Mark L. Moody, an American businessman who has spent some 25 years in the Far East. He had exceptional opportunities for taking pictures when the Japanese took Shanghai and various nearby cities.
The film is called "Ravaged Earth," and he tells me his desire is to awaken the people in this country to a knowledge of the kind of adversary they have in the Japanese. They are certainly appalling pictures. If we need any awakening, this film should certainly open our eyes.
sources
pic # 1 - movieposterservice.com
pic # 2 - news.sina.com.cn
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