The Hoodlum Priest
The most fantastic story the screen has ever told AND IT'S TRUE right down to its last jolt!
1961 • NR • 1h 41m
6/10
(6 users) 
Overview
Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark dedi 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.
6/10
(6 users) Cast / Crew 
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 Warren Parker Warden 
Irvin Kershner Director Joseph Landon Screenplay Don Murray Screenplay 
Haskell Wexler Director of Photography Mauro Bruno Orchestrator Lloyd Garnell Electrician
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 Warren Parker Warden Irvin Kershner Director Joseph Landon Screenplay Don Murray Screenplay Haskell Wexler Director of Photography Mauro Bruno Orchestrator Lloyd Garnell Electrician
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