The Hoodlum Priest
The Hoodlum Priest
Movie
The Hoodlum Priest
The most fantastic story the screen has ever told AND IT'S TRUE right down to its last jolt!
5.4/10
1961
1h 41m
en
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.

Director

Irvin Kershner

Writers

Joseph Landon, Don Murray

Movie Information

Release Date

March 26, 1961

Runtime

1h 41m

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Vote Count

7

Production

Murray-Wood Productions

United Artists