The Merry Wives of Tobias Rouke is a Canadian comedy film, directed by John Board and released in 1972. A historical comedy set in the 1850s, the film stars Henry Beckman as Tobias Rouke, a farmer whose wife Holly is away at the hospital being treated for amnesia, and Paul Bradley as Laslow, a travelling snake oil salesman who comes to town and talks Tobias into marrying his assistant Fancy, only for the scheme to be thrown into disarray when Holly unexpectedly comes home from the hospital.
The Merry Wives of Tobias Rouke (1972)
Directed by John Board
Genres - Comedy |
Run Time - 95 min. |