Love Is a Crime Private Worlds (Season 1, Episode 1)
Podcast Episode | Talk-Show

Love Is a Crime

Private Worlds (Season 1, Episode 1)

Podcast Episode | Talk-Show

When Hollywood mogul Walter Wanger (Jon Hamm) shot an agent he suspected was having an affair with his actress wife, Joan Bennett (Zooey Deschanel) - one of the key femme fatales of 1940s film noir - Bennett was the one who paid a public ...See moreWhen Hollywood mogul Walter Wanger (Jon Hamm) shot an agent he suspected was having an affair with his actress wife, Joan Bennett (Zooey Deschanel) - one of the key femme fatales of 1940s film noir - Bennett was the one who paid a public price for her husband's crimes. Joan and Walter's granddaughter/filmmaker Vanessa Hope, and film historian/podcaster Karina Longworth (You Must Remember This), tell the untold story of the Bennett/Wanger romance and professional partnership - a film noir played out in real life. In Episode 1: Private Worlds Already a divorced mom while still in her teens, Joan Bennett (Zooey Deschanel) becomes a movie actress out of financial necessity, but she struggles to define herself as a star. Her life takes a turn when she falls in love with Walter Wanger (Jon Hamm)--an independent producer and champion of progressive politics who wants to change Hollywood from within. Also featuring, Griffin Dunne as Jennings Lang, Mara Wilson as Constance Bennett, and Adam Mortimer, as Richard Bennett. Written by Vanity Fair See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Zooey Deschanel Joan Bennett Joan Bennett See fewer	New Girl (2011)
Griffin Dunne Jennings Lang Jennings Lang See fewer	After Hours (I) (1985)
Jon Hamm Walter Wanger (voice) Walter Wanger (voice) See fewer	Mad Men (2007)
Vanessa Hope Self Self See fewer	Adventureland (2009)
Karina Longworth Self Self See fewer	You Must Remember This (2014)
Mara Wilson Constance Bennett Constance Bennett See fewer	Matilda (1996)