The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
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
Writers:
Joseph Landon, Don Murray.
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Don Murray as Father Charles Dismas Clark |
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Larry Gates as Louis Rosen |
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Cindi Wood as George Hale |
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Keir Dullea as Billy Lee Jackson |
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Logan Ramsey as George Hale |
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Don Joslyn as Pio Gentile |
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Sam Capuano as Mario Mazziotti |
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Vince O'Brien as Assistant District Attorney |
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Warren Parker as Warden |
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Sam Harris as Witness at Execution (uncredited) |
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Roger Ray as Detective Shattuck |
| Directing | Irvin Kershner | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Landon | Screenplay |
| Writing | Don Murray | Screenplay |
| Camera | Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mauro Bruno | Orchestrator |
| Lighting | Lloyd Garnell | Electrician |
| Writing | Don Murray | Original Story |
| Production | Don Murray | Producer |
| Sound | Richard Markowitz | Original Music Composer |
