Nice Guys Don't Work in Hollywood

What other filmmaker has a) created influential avant-garde films alongside friends like Maya Deren and Kenneth Anger, b) directed critically acclaimed and cult-adored horror films like "Night Tide" and "Games," and c) directed episodes of "Charlie’s Angels" and "Dynasty"? The answer can only be Curtis Harrington. "Nice Guys Don’t Work In Hollywood" is the fast-paced tale of Harrington’s journey through the kaleidoscope of the movie business, acting alternately as personal memoir, Hollywood tell-all, and cultural history from a veteran of the entertainment industry. Included in this volume are Harrington’s 1949 “Index of the Films of Josef von Sternberg,” originally published in "Sight & Sound," and the short story “The Secrets of the Sea,” which became the basis for the screenplay of his haunting debut feature "Night Tide." Read more