The Hoodlum Priest

The Hoodlum Priest

1961
1h 41m
5.4

5.4/10

7 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Murray-Wood Productions United Artists
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 26, 1961
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0054991

Cast

Don Murray
Don Murray

Father Charles Dismas Clark

Larry Gates
Larry Gates

Louis Rosen

Cindi Wood
Cindi Wood

George Hale

Keir Dullea
Keir Dullea

Billy Lee Jackson

Logan Ramsey
Logan Ramsey

George Hale

Don Joslyn
Don Joslyn

Pio Gentile

Sam Capuano
Sam Capuano

Mario Mazziotti

Vince O'Brien
Vince O'Brien

Assistant District Attorney

Warren Parker
Warren Parker

Warden

Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Witness at Execution (uncredited)

Roger Ray
Roger Ray

Detective Shattuck

Key Crew

Irvin Kershner
Director
Joseph Landon
Screenplay
Don Murray
Screenplay
Don Murray
Producer