Half a Rogue (1916)

When New York playwright Richard Warrington returns to his home town Republican bosses nominate him for mayor The Democrats alarmed at Richards popularity decide to unearth a scandal that will ruin his chances of winning and quickly discover that months before actress Katherine Challoner had spent the night in Richards apartment Although it simply had been the result of Katherines fainting spell the hometown Democratic newspaper turns the overnight visit into an illicit rendezvous between two lovers