The Hoodlum Priest

1961 | 101 minutes | 6.0 ★ (6)

The Hoodlum Priest
  • 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.

  • Release Date

    26 March 1961

  • DirectingIrvin Kershner
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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