

The Hoodlum Priest
1961-03-26 · 101 min · ★ 5.9
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.
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- Directors
- Irvin Kershner
- Production companies
- Murray-Wood Productions, United Artists
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Don MurrayFather Charles Dismas Clark
Larry GatesLouis Rosen
Cindi WoodGeorge Hale
Keir DulleaBilly Lee Jackson
Logan RamseyGeorge Hale
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