The Hoodlum Priest

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1961

Drama

1 hour 41 minutes

Summary

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.

~ The most fantastic story the screen has ever told AND IT'S TRUE right down to its last jolt!
Joseph Landon

Screenplay

Don Murray

Screenplay

StatusReleased: 64 years ago
March 26, 1961

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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