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101 min 1961 IMDb 5.9

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The Hoodlum Priest

Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee
Director Irvin Kershner
Status Released
Release Date 1961-03-26

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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.

"The most fantastic story the screen has ever told AND IT'S TRUE right down to its last jolt!"

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