The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
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.
- Released
- 1961-03-26
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Irvin Kershner, Joseph Landon, Don Murray
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- Don Murray as Father Charles Dismas Clark
- Larry Gates as Louis Rosen
- Cindi Wood as George Hale
- Keir Dullea as Billy Lee Jackson
- Logan Ramsey as George Hale
- Don Joslyn as Pio Gentile
- Sam Capuano as Mario Mazziotti
- Vince O'Brien as Assistant District Attorney
- Warren Parker as Warden
- Sam Harris as Witness at Execution (uncredited)
- Roger Ray as Detective Shattuck