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.

Director: Irvin Kershner

Cast

Don Murray

Father Charles Dismas Clark

Larry Gates

Louis Rosen

Cindi Wood

George Hale

Keir Dullea

Billy Lee Jackson

Logan Ramsey

George Hale

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Don Joslyn

Pio Gentile

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Sam Capuano

Mario Mazziotti

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Vince O'Brien

Assistant District Attorney

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Warren Parker

Warden

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Sam Harris

Witness at Execution (uncredited)