The Reform Candidate

The Reform Candidate is a surviving 1915 American drama silent film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by Julia Crawford Ivers. The film stars Macklyn Arbuckle, Forrest Stanley, Myrtle Stedman, Malcolm Blevins, Charlie Ruggles and Mary Ruby. The film was released on December 16, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

The Reform Candidate
Newspaper advertisement.
Directed by	Frank Lloyd
Screenplay by	Julia Crawford Ivers
Story by	Macklyn Arbuckle Edgar A. Guest
Starring	Macklyn Arbuckle Forrest Stanley Myrtle Stedman Malcolm Blevins Charlie Ruggles Mary Ruby
Cinematography	F.A. Dobson
Production company	Pallas Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 16, 1915 (1915-12-16)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The film was advertised in contemporary newspapers as "a drama of home and politics that will reach your heart strings."^[3]

Cast

• Macklyn Arbuckle as Art Hoke
• Forrest Stanley as Richard Benton
• Myrtle Stedman as Mary Grandell
• Malcolm Blevins as Frank Grandell
• Charlie Ruggles as Loony Jim
• Mary Ruby as May Hoke
• Howard Davies as The Campaign Manager
• Jane Darwell as Mrs. Haggerty
• Fanny Stockbridge as Hoke's Housekeeper
• Mary Higby as Nurse's Mother

Preservation status

• A complete print is held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[4]