Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood

Howard Hughes's reputation as a director and producer of films unusually defined by sex dovetails with his image as one of the most prolific womanizers of the twentieth century. On-screen he promoted bombshell actresses, while off-screen his conquests supposedly included many of the most famous actresses of the era. But there was a price . . .

In Seduction, Karina Longworth, drawing upon years of unprecedented research, brilliantly illuminates the murkier shades of golden-age Hollywood - as well as its distressing legacy today.