The Hoodlum Priest

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.

• Irvin KershnerDirector
• Joseph LandonScreenplay
• Don MurrayScreenplay
• Richard MarkowitzOriginal Music Composer

• Don MurrayFather Charles Dismas Clark
• Larry GatesLouis Rosen
• Cindi WoodGeorge Hale
• Keir DulleaBilly Lee Jackson
• Logan RamseyGeorge Hale
• Don JoslynPio Gentile
• Sam CapuanoMario Mazziotti
• Vince O'BrienAssistant District Attorney
• Warren ParkerWarden
• Sam HarrisWitness at Execution (uncredited)
• Roger RayDetective Shattuck