Symphony of Six Million is a fascinating period piece of a film about a young, idealistic doctor, Felix (Ricardo Cortez), from the Lower East Side, who gives up his clinic practice among the poor and moves his office to Park Avenue to advance his family socially. Family tragedy strikes and he realizes he's lost his soul. The film is notable for its warmhearted depiction of an immigrant Jewish milieu. It's a tearjerker, but it has a sincerity that redeems it. The actors who play his immigrant parents (Anna Appel and Gregory Ratoff) are wonderful. And it has an overwrought but interesting musical score by Max Steiner. This film is a great piece of cinematic Americana and well worth seeing!
Review of Symphony of Six Million
