
Curtis Harrington
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 17, 1926, Los Angeles, California
- Died
- May 6, 2007
- Movies
- 39
Gene Curtis Harrington was an American film and television director whose work included experimental films, horror films, and episodic television. He is considered one of the forerunners of New Queer Cinema.
Best-Known Movies

6.9
Gods and Monsters
1998

6.7
The Other Side of the Wind
2018

6.4
Night Tide
1961

6.2
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1972

6.4
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
1954

6.2
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
1978

5.2
Queen of Blood
1966

4.1
Mata Hari
1985

4.0
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965

5.9
What's the Matter with Helen?
1971
Filmography
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind | Curtis Harrington |
| 2009 | House of Harrington | Himself |
| 2007 | The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One | |
| 2002 | Usher | Roderick Usher/Madeline Usher |
| 2000 | Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! | Self |
| 1999 | The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale | Self |
| 1999 | Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique | Himself |
| 1998 | Universal Horror | Self - Interviewee |
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | Cukor Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Hollywood Halloween | Self |
| 1993 | Working with Orson Welles | Himself |
| 1989 | Cult People | himself |
| 1983 | The Horror of It All | Self |
| 1974 | Magick Lantern Cycle | Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker |
| 1954 | The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome | Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker |
| 1947 | Fragment of Seeking | Young Man with Glasses (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Fall of the House of Usher | Roderick Usher / Madeline Usher |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2002 | Usher | Director, Writer |
| 1985 | Mata Hari | Director |
| 1978 | Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell | Director |
| 1977 | Ruby | Director |
| 1975 | The Dead Don't Die | Director |
| 1974 | The Killing Kind | Director |
| 1974 | Killer Bees | Director |
| 1973 | The Cat Creature | Director |
| 1972 | Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? | Director |
| 1971 | What's the Matter with Helen? | Director |
| 1970 | How Awful About Allan | Director |
| 1967 | Games | Director |
| 1966 | Queen of Blood | Writer, Director |
| 1966 | The Four Elements | Director |
| 1965 | Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet | Director, Writer |
| 1961 | Night Tide | Screenplay, Director |
| 1956 | The Wormwood Star | Producer, Director |
| 1953 | The Assignation | Producer, Writer, Director |
| 1951 | On the Edge | Director |
| 1949 | Picnic | Writer, Director |
| 1947 | Fragment of Seeking | Writer, Director |
| 1942 | The Fall of the House of Usher | Director |
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