The Hoodlum Priest (1961)

5.9/10 101 min Drama

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.

Cast

Don Murray

Father Charles Dismas Clark

Larry Gates

Louis Rosen

Cindi Wood

George Hale

Keir Dullea

Billy Lee Jackson

Logan Ramsey

George Hale

Warren Parker

Warden

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