The Candidate
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Cast & Crew
Robert Angus
Mamie Van Doren
June Wilkinson
Ted Knight
Eric Mason
Rachel Romen
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Synopsis
A U. S. Senate committee is investigating the moral fitness of Buddy Barker to continue as congressional coordinator. During the closed hearings, Barker's "social secretary," Samantha Ashley, recalls the events leading up to the investigation: Samantha, a hotel hostess, meets Buddy in Miami. He persuades her--for a price--to keep company with Massachusetts senatorial candidate Frank Carlton. Samantha goes to work for Buddy, moving into his home in Chevy Chase, and continues to see Frank. While accompanying Frank on a campaign trip to Boston, Samantha meets English beauty Angela, whom she persuades to "be nice" to Frank. Buddy arranges a fundraising party for Frank in Washington, and there Frank becomes involved with party girl Mona Archer. Mona becomes pregnant, and Samantha takes her to a prominent Washington physician for an abortion. Instead, the doctor allegedly rapes her. Frank and Angela announce their plans to marry, but the following day during the hearings a stag film of Angela burlesquing a rape by a Chaplinesque character is shown, causing Frank to have a fatal heart attack. Samantha leaves Buddy, and his career ends in failure and loneliness.
Director
Robert Angus
Cast
Mamie Van Doren
June Wilkinson
Ted Knight
Eric Mason
Rachel Romen
Robin Raymond
William Long Jr.
John Matthews
Herb Vigran
Art Allessi
Phil Arnold
Carol Ann Lee
Joyce Nizzari
Beverly St. Lawrence
Susan Kelly
Sharon Rogers
Suzzanne Hiatt
Crew
Archie Bacon
Jerry Blaine
Stanley Cortez
Lambert Day
Maurice Duke
Marvin Fisher
Clancy Herne
Steve Karmen
William Martin
Joyce Ann Miller
Frank Moceri
Sid Robin
Maurie M. Suess
Quenton Vale
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Notes
Title later changed to Party Girls for the Candidate.
