That Time Joan Bennett Watched Husband Walter Wanger Shoot Her Agent in the Groin

Joan Bennett saw her career fizzle in the early ‘50s. Maybe it’s because she was getting older in a town that has never prized experience over beauty in its female stars. Or maybe it’s because she watched her husband shoot her agent in the groin outside the Beverly Hills police station a few weeks before Christmas. The two men recovered—nay thrived!—but Joan had the great final word on the whole debacle. Featuring guest appearances by an adulterous Ingrid Bergman and a vicious Hedda Hopper!