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The Hoodlum Priest

The Hoodlum Priest

Release: 1961-03-26 ·Runtime: 101m ·★ 5.4
Drama

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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Murray-Wood Productions
United Artists

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