A doctor in New York City, who has had to raise his son without a mother since his wife died, struggles and sacrifices to be able to send the boy to a top-ranked, but expensive, medical university in Europe. His dream is that the boy will return to help him provide much needed medical care for the poor of his Lower East Side neighborhood.
Is it worth the watch? If you're into the kind of melodrama where everyone talks like they’re reading a sermon, you’ll probably find something to chew on here. If you’re allergic to heavy-handed moral lessons or scenes that drag on because someone needed to look sad for a full minute, stay away. It’s definitely a 1930s...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
John Francis Dillon
John Francis Dillon
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"Is it worth the watch? If you're into the kind of melodrama where everyone talks like they’re reading a sermon, you’ll probably find something to chew on here. If you’re allergic to heavy-handed moral lessons or scenes that drag on because someone needed to look sad for a full minute, stay away. It’s definitely a 1930s artifact, through and through. The whole thing centers on a doctor in the Lower East Side who basically treats his son like a holy vessel. You know the type. He sacrifices everyt..."
Ferike Boros
Harry Fried, Bradley King
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