The Hoodlum Priest (1961)

  • NR
  • 03/26/1961 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 41m

The most fantastic story the screen has ever told AND IT'S TRUE right down to its last jolt!

Overview

Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who are struggling to rejoin a society that fears and rejects them. An especially wrenching case for the Reverend is Billy Lee Jackson, a troubled thief whose personal demons constantly tempt him back to a life of crime — and may ultimately make him pay the highest price for a few desperate decisions.

Irvin Kershner

Director

Joseph Landon

Screenplay

Don Murray

Screenplay

Cast

Don Murray's headshot

Don Murray

Father Charles Dismas Clark
Larry Gates's headshot

Larry Gates

Louis Rosen
Cindi Wood's headshot

Cindi Wood

George Hale
Keir Dullea's headshot

Keir Dullea

Billy Lee Jackson
Logan Ramsey's headshot

Logan Ramsey

George Hale
Don Joslyn's headshot

Don Joslyn

Pio Gentile
Sam Capuano's headshot

Sam Capuano

Mario Mazziotti
Vince O'Brien's headshot

Vince O'Brien

Assistant District Attorney

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