The Hoodlum Priest
1961 · 101 min
Drama
★ 5.9Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director Irvin Kershner
- Screenplay Joseph Landon
- Screenplay Don Murray
- Director of Photography Haskell Wexler
Cast
Don Murray
Father Charles Dismas Clark
Larry Gates
Louis Rosen
Cindi Wood
George Hale
Keir Dullea
Billy Lee Jackson
Logan Ramsey
George Hale
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Don Joslyn
Pio Gentile
- S
Sam Capuano
Mario Mazziotti
- V
Vince O'Brien
Assistant District Attorney
Warren Parker
Warden
- S
Sam Harris
Witness at Execution (uncredited)
- R
Roger Ray
Detective Shattuck
Crew
- Director — Irvin Kershner
- Screenplay — Joseph Landon
- Screenplay — Don Murray
- Director of Photography — Haskell Wexler
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