The Hoodlum Priest

1h 41m
Drama
5.4

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
Don Joslyn
Pio Gentile
Sam Capuano
Mario Mazziotti
Vince O'Brien
Assistant District Attorney
Warren Parker
Warden
Sam Harris
Witness at Execution (uncredited)
Roger Ray
Detective Shattuck

Crew

Irvin Kershner
Director
Joseph Landon
Screenplay
Don Murray
Screenplay, Producer, Original Story
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
Lloyd Garnell
Electrician
Mauro Bruno
Orchestrator

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