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Jennings Lang

American producer
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  • Riot in Cell Block 11

    …involving producers Walter Wanger and Jennings Lang. In 1951 Wanger suspected Lang of having an affair with his wife, Joan Bennett, and shot him. Lang survived and went on to produce a number of hit films, and Wanger served four months in prison, where he was appalled by the horrendous…

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    …involving producers Walter Wanger and Jennings Lang. In 1951 Wanger suspected Lang of having an affair with his wife, Joan Bennett, and shot him. Lang survived and went on to produce a number of hit films, and Wanger served four months in prison, where he was appalled by the horrendous…

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