Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Candidate (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Campaign manager Parker Hite (Milton Berle) is at his wits end. He can't get support for his candidate, and his marriage is falling apart.

Director

Writers

Loring Mandel (teleplay) (as Karl Miller) | Eugene Burdick (story) | Robert Kirsch (executive story consultant)

Producer

Richard Berg (as Dick Berg)

Composer

Benny Carter (music score)

Cinematographer

Editor

Edit Released

Release date

Dec 6, 1963 (United States)

Awards

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
Milton Berle Parker Hite Parker Hite See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Robert Webber Stuart Landsman Stuart Landsman See fewer	The Dirty Dozen (1967)
J.D. Cannon Paul Carrington Paul Carrington See fewer	Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Dina Merrill Joan Cowley Joan Cowley See fewer	BUtterfield 8 (1960)
Ruth Roman Mrs. Hite Mrs. Hite See fewer	Strangers on a Train (1951)
Hope Holiday Carol Burlingame Carol Burlingame See fewer	The Apartment (1960)
Simon Scott Dr. Bross Dr. Bross See fewer	Cold Turkey (1971)
John McLiam Flynn Flynn See fewer	First Blood (1982)
James Flavin Shea Shea See fewer	King Kong (1933)
Blair Davies Vanderveer Vanderveer See fewer	The Brighter Day (1954)
Isabel Cooley The 2nd Operator (as Isabelle Cooley) The 2nd Operator (as Isabelle Cooley) See fewer	Cleopatra (1963)
Bernard Fein Sid Marks Sid Marks See fewer	Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Jay Adler Menschner Menschner See fewer	The Killing (1956)
Charles J. Conrad Collins Collins See fewer	Perry Mason (1957)
Davis Roberts Atkinson Atkinson See fewer	Westworld (1973)
Peter Hobbs Teacher Teacher See fewer	The Man with Two Brains (1983)
John Francis The Waiter The Waiter See fewer	Strange Days (1995)