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1961

The Hoodlum Priest

Directed by Irvin Kershner
The most fantastic story the screen has ever told AND IT'S TRUE right down to its last jolt!

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.

Duration

1h 41m

Released

March 26, 1961

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Cast9

  • Don Murray
  • Larry Gates
  • Cindi Wood
  • Keir Dullea
  • Logan Ramsey
  • Don Joslyn
  • Sam Capuano
  • Vince O'Brien
  • Warren Parker

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