The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
The most fantastic story the screen has ever told AND IT'S TRUE right down to its last jolt!
1961 · NR · 1h 41m · Drama
Genres: 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.
Director: Irvin Kershner
Writers: Joseph Landon, Don Murray
Music by: Richard Markowitz
Cinematography: Haskell Wexler
Cast
Don Murray as Father Charles Dismas ClarkLarry Gates as Louis RosenCindi Wood as George HaleKeir Dullea as Billy Lee JacksonLogan Ramsey as George HaleDon Joslyn as Pio GentileSam Capuano as Mario MazziottiVince O'Brien as Assistant District AttorneyWarren Parker as WardenSam Harris as Witness at Execution (uncredited)Roger Ray as Detective ShattuckMore like this
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