''The Candidate'' (Aka: ''The Playmates for the Candidate'', ''Party Girls for the Candidate'', & ''Kisses for the Candidate'') is a
1964
Events January
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low-budgeted film that starred the 1950s
sex symbol
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Mamie Van Doren
Mamie Van Doren (born Joan Lucille Olander; February 6, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and sex symbol. She is perhaps best known for the rock 'n' roll, juvenile delinquency exploitation film ''Untamed Youth'' (1957).
Early life
Van Do ...
. Co-starring in the film were
June Wilkinson
June Wilkinson (born 27 March 1940 in Eastbourne) is an English model and actress, known for her appearances in ''Playboy'' magazine and in films of the 1960s. One of the world's most-photographed women in the late 1950s and early 1960s, at the he ...
,
Ted Knight
Ted Knight (born Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka; December 7, 1923August 26, 1986) was an American actor well known for playing the comedic roles of Ted Baxter in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', Henry Rush in ''Too Close for Comfort'', and Judge Elihu ...
, and
Eric Mason
Eric Mason (died 7 June 2010) was a British actor. Originally a stevedore working at Surrey Docks, he sustained a back injury in a road accident and end up taking an acting career. He made his theatrical debut in ''Gentle Jack'' by Robert Bolt, st ...
; Rachel Romen,
Robin Raymond
Robin Raymond (born Rayemon Robin, October 4, 1916 – June 20, 1994) was an American film actress.
Early life
Raymond graduated from Northwestern University with a BA degree and worked as a press agent in Chicago.
Personal life
Ray ...
, William Long, Jr., and
John Matthews, played smaller less meaningful parts. The film had several different filming/release titles like: ''The Playmates for the Candidate'', ''Party Girls for the Candidate'', and ''Kisses for the Candidate''; however, it is mainly known as being titled, ''The Candidate''.
Plot
Cast
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Mamie Van Doren
Mamie Van Doren (born Joan Lucille Olander; February 6, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and sex symbol. She is perhaps best known for the rock 'n' roll, juvenile delinquency exploitation film ''Untamed Youth'' (1957).
Early life
Van Do ...
as Samantha Ashley
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June Wilkinson
June Wilkinson (born 27 March 1940 in Eastbourne) is an English model and actress, known for her appearances in ''Playboy'' magazine and in films of the 1960s. One of the world's most-photographed women in the late 1950s and early 1960s, at the he ...
as Angela Wallace
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Ted Knight
Ted Knight (born Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka; December 7, 1923August 26, 1986) was an American actor well known for playing the comedic roles of Ted Baxter in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', Henry Rush in ''Too Close for Comfort'', and Judge Elihu ...
as Frank Carlton
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Eric Mason
Eric Mason (died 7 June 2010) was a British actor. Originally a stevedore working at Surrey Docks, he sustained a back injury in a road accident and end up taking an acting career. He made his theatrical debut in ''Gentle Jack'' by Robert Bolt, st ...
as Buddy Parker
* Rachel Romen as Mona Archer
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Robin Raymond
Robin Raymond (born Rayemon Robin, October 4, 1916 – June 20, 1994) was an American film actress.
Early life
Raymond graduated from Northwestern University with a BA degree and worked as a press agent in Chicago.
Personal life
Ray ...
as Attorney Rogers
* William Long, Jr. as Falon
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John Matthews as Sen. Harper
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1964 films
Films about elections
1960s English-language films
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