The Hoodlum Priest (1961)

03/26/1961 (US) • 1h 41m

Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Don Murray

Father Charles Dismas Clark

Larry Gates

Louis Rosen

Cindi Wood

George Hale

Keir Dullea

Billy Lee Jackson

Logan Ramsey

George Hale

Don Joslyn

Pio Gentile

Sam Capuano

Mario Mazziotti

Vince O'Brien

Assistant District Attorney


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

gas chamber

minister

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