I Should Have Stayed Home

Ralph and Mona are down and out movie extras waiting for their big break into Hollywood. As Ralph's accent holds him back he becomes desperate to change his luck. During a court trial of a friend Mona is held for contempt and leads herself and Ralph into Hollywood society. Ralph finds himself being led into a world that will test his morals and desperation. 


Horace McCoy was an American writer wrote hardboiled fiction set during the Great Depression. His best-known novel is They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? which was published in 1935. A peer of Woolwich, Cain and Hammett, Horace McCoy is currently enjoying something of a renaissance.