Actors didn't manage their careers as carefully as today -- nor did they get the big pay checks that could see them through until something good came along. So, you get talented guys like Curtis -- adrift after the studio system collapsed -- making complete crap.
Thinking about him just now, I gotta confess, I'm a big fan.
I'm a fan, too. :-)
I've always been a BIG fan of his, too. :-)