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The Hoodlum Priest
PG
26 Mar 1961
1 hr 41 mins
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. 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.
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Father Charles Dismas Clark
Louis Rosen
George Hale
Billy Lee Jackson
George Hale
Pio Gentile
Mario Mazziotti
Assistant District Attorney
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