Set in turn-of-the-century Boston, THE IMPORTED BRIDEGROOM is a quaint but slow-paced film that suffers from the obvious constraints of a small budget. Asriel Stroon (Gene Troobnick) is a grouchy, widowed landlord who emigrated from Poland as a young man and made his fortune in America.
When he tries to raise the rent on an unemployed tenant, the tenant's wife reminds Stroon that the landlord has not done much to insure his entry into Heaven. Returning to his well-appointed town house, Stroon announces to his daughter, Flora (Greta Cowan), and his housekeeper, Mrs. Birnbaum
(Annette Miller), that he is going to go back to the town of his birth, to try to rediscover...
Released:
1990
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins